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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French naturisme. Equivalent to nature +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• enPR: n??ch?r-?z-?m, IPA^(key): /?ne?.t?????z.?m/

Noun

naturism (countable and uncountable, plural naturisms)

1. The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons.
2. The worship of the powers of nature.

Synonyms

• (going nude in social settings): nudism

Related terms

• nature
• naturist

Translations

See also

• naturalism

Further reading

• naturism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Sturmian, Turanism, martinus

Romanian

Etymology

From French naturisme

Noun

naturism n (uncountable)

1. naturism

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nasc?ns, nasc?ntis, present participle of nascor (“I am born”). Doublet of naissant.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /?ne?.s?nt/, /?næs.?nt/
• ,

Adjective

nascent (not comparable)

1. Emerging; just coming into existence.
2. (mathematics, obsolete) Describing a quantity of object that is starting to grow from zero or an infinitesimal beginning. Also the creation or identification of an infinitesimal delta.
3. Describing the state, aspect, or practice of an abstract concept.
4. (chemistry) Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.

Synonyms

• (emerging): emergent, emerging, immature, inchoate, incipient, infant, in statu nascendi

Antonyms

• dying
• moribund

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

References

• nascent at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “nascent”, in Online Etymology Dictionary