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

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

"L'entreprise de la Sainct Barth�lemy, qui n'estoit pas seulement pourpens�e, et dont la naissance vint de l'imprudence huguenotte."

From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Baird, Henry Martyn

Your majesty comes with both titles, and rules, like your great progenitor, Et par droit de conquête et par droit de naissance.

From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage

Rome luy donna la naissance; Elle vint r�tablir en France La gloire des anciens Romains.

From Aspects and Impressions by Gosse, Edmund