naissance

American  

[ney-suhns] / ˈneɪ səns /

noun

1. a birth, an origination, or a growth, as that of a person, an organization, an idea, or a movement.

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Usage

What is naissance? A naissance is the beginning or birth of a person or idea, as in The naissance of our company came from the founder’s desire to work from home. Naissance is usually used to describe the beginning of something that is or is expected to be very important, large, or impressive. Naissance is also sometimes used to describe the birth of a person, because naissance is also the French term for birth. Example: We are in the naissance of online trading right now, but one day it will be huge.

Etymology

Origin of naissance

1480–90; < French, Middle French, equivalent to nais- (stem of naître to be born < Vulgar Latin *nāscere, for Latin nāscī ) + -ance -ance

Example Sentences

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naissance

The "of sorts" refers to the fact that we don't really have anything to bring back, or, in the Latin, "naissance."

From Time Magazine Archive

Britain's most aggressive movie producer was last week conducting a recon naissance of the North American continent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus miserably ended that too happy septennate, and so no more at present of "Le joli lieu de ma naissance!"

From Peter Ibbetson by George Du Maurier

Les applaudissements qui saluèrent la naissance de Çakuntalâ à Ujjayinî ont après de longs siècles éclaté d'un bout du monde à l'autre, quand William Jones l'eut révélée à l'Occident.

From Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works by Kalidasa

This event was celebrated by Delavigne in a Dithyrambe sur la naissance du roi de Rome, which secured for him a sinecure in the revenue office.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various