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Incipient vs Burgeoning - What's the difference?

incipient | burgeoning |

As adjectives the difference between incipient and burgeoning

is that incipient is in an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence while burgeoning is that buds, grows or expands; developing.

As nouns the difference between incipient and burgeoning

is that incipient is (countable|obsolete) beginner while burgeoning is the act of budding or sprouting.

As a verb burgeoning is

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incipient

English

Adjective

(-)
  • In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.
    • After 500 years, incipient towns appeared.
    Employees shall be familiarized with the use of a fire extinguisher in incipient stage fire fighting.

    Synonyms

    * (beginning) beginning, commencing, emerging, starting, inchoate, nascent

    Noun

  • (countable, obsolete) beginner
  • (uncountable, grammar) A verb tense of the Hebrew language.

    • Synonyms

    * (beginner) beginner, inceptor

    Related terms

    * inception * incipience * incipiency * incipiently * incipit ----

    burgeoning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of budding or sprouting
  • a bud or branch
  • (by extension) a new growth or expansion of something

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that buds, grows or expands; developing