emergence

[ ih-mur-juhns ]

noun

1. the act or process of emerging. emerging.
2. an outgrowth, as a prickle, on the surface of a plant.
3. Evolution. the appearance of new properties or species in the course of development or evolution.

Other Words From

• none·mergence noun
• ree·mergence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of emergence¹

First recorded in 1640–50; from French, from Medieval Latin; emergency

Example Sentences

In a recent report, you foresee the emergence of a “red chain” and “blue chain.”

From Fortune

Issa and Jacob have long sparred with Krvaric and he blamed the video’s emergence as part of an internal party rivalry finally getting some attention.

From Voice of San Diego

Such rituals appear to have become established as societies grew increasingly complex with the emergence of agriculture.

From Science News

A worsening economy, the chaotic handling of the pandemic, and the emergence of an energising opponent have all served to widen the disconnect between the Belarusian president and people.

From No Straight News

Online group chats are “replacing the bar or a party as a pick-up zone, and the emergence of online sex parties and mixers is allowing people to dip their toes into worlds they may have been hesitant to explore in the physical realm.”

From Nautilus

Thorgerson and Powell turned to video and film—a smart move given the emergence of MTV.

From The Daily Beast

We saw the emergence of fashion designers who specialized in creating abayas.

From The Daily Beast

Instead there was the emergence of a Tea Party movement that brought many traditionally low-propensity voters to the polls.

From The Daily Beast

Nomani said her activism, which took root before the emergence of social media, has often been lonely and isolating.

From The Daily Beast

The emergence of new technology can have the most unexpected results on human behavior.

From The Daily Beast

It was the emergence of his own youth again, as why should it not be, since he had never married and had never dallied!

From Project Gutenberg

Great truly, O thou remarkable Dogleech, is this thy day of emergence and new-birth: and yet this same day come four years—!

From Project Gutenberg

For the reader very probably, as for most people outside a comparatively small circle, it meant my emergence from obscurity.

From Project Gutenberg

It was in closer relations with the United States that this emergence from isolation chiefly manifested itself.

From Project Gutenberg

Such traces are abundant in Maori tradition; and they point to a comparatively recent emergence from female kinship.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• development
• evolution