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Nascent vs. Nescient
Nascent
/ˈnæsənt/Examples:
The nascent company quickly gained market traction.In his nascent career, he showed great promise.As a nascent writer, she explored various genres.
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Nescient
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He remained nescient of the underlying facts.Her nescience about technology kept her dependent.A nescient outlook led to misunderstanding the contract.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Nascent refers to something that is just beginning or in the early stages of development, like a newborn getting started in life.
- Nescient describes a state of lacking knowledge or awareness, similar to being ignorant about something.
- Both words sound similar but have completely different meanings: one is about beginning and creating, the other is about lacking knowledge.
- Remember nascent takes on the nasc- root from nascere, meaning to be born or to arise.
- Nescient comes from the Latin nescire, which means not to know.
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