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naissant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nais-sant
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having only its forepart shown, especially if because it is issuing from an ordinary or division of the field. (Compare issuant.)

Etymology

From Middle French naissant (literally “being born”). Doublet of nascent.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

jessant

Synonyms

nascent

Questions

What does naissant mean?
Having only its forepart shown, especially if because it is issuing from an ordinary or division of the field. (Compare issuant.)
Where does naissant come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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