naissance

[ ney-suhns ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of naissance¹

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 ‘Shrek’-naissance is upon us.

From Los Angeles Times

As Colette remarked about “La Naissance du Jour,” a book she designated by no other descriptor than “feminine,” “You may have sensed in this novel that the novel does not exist?”

From Los Angeles Times

Sénécal said the film industry was experiencing a “naissance” — but then came the 2010 earthquake, which killed more than 220,000 people and reduced movie theaters to rubble.

From Washington Post

In 1996, Mr. Moix won the Goncourt prize for a first novel, which is separate from the Goncourt itself, and in 2013 he won the Renaudot, another French literary prize, for his novel “Naissance,” which also explored childhood trauma.

From New York Times

Like with the warning-turned-wisdom of his poetic naissance, Mase characteristically turned this bad advice into a book of blessings and poems that unabashedly address the messier parts of grief.

From Seattle Times

More About Naissance

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.

Where does naissance come from?

The first records of the term naissance come from around the 1480s. It ultimately comes from the Latin naïtre, meaning “to be born.”

Naissance is related to the more common renaissance, meaning “rebirth” or “revival.” Renaissance is used to describe the time from the 1300s through 1600s when much of Europe was rediscovering ancient Greek and Roman cultures, especially their arts and knowledge. The period was essentially a second naissance for those ancient cultures, often referred to as the classical period. If something is said to have a renaissance, at one point it had to have a naissance.

Did you know … ?

What are some words that share a root or word element with naissance? 

• renaissance
• naissant
• nascent

What are some words that often get used in discussing naissance?

• movement
• business
• career

How is naissance used in real life?

Naissance is often used in formal discussions or in literature, as in casual settings the terms birth or beginning would carry the same meaning.

As a leading manufacturing company in UAE and since its naissance in 1976, HMA has always been a key contributor to the UAE construction sector. It proudly associates itself with prestigious and landmark projects in the uae. pic.twitter.com/WY1UW9l5BY

— Hussain Mohd Abbas Block Factory LLC (@hussain_factory) February 12, 2022

Happy BD to my best #blackcityparade ☝️✋👉 ma naissance indochinoise 🎵🎵🎵 pic.twitter.com/YWonfoZsQ2

— Traffic Girl Trips (@IndoTrafficGirl) February 11, 2022

It's probably a bit dated, but according to O'Shea, the real naissance of the Renaissance occurred in Northern Spain as Moorish, Jewish, and Christian scholars came together to rediscover the works of the Classical Era. It's a good read.

— Etaoin Shrdlu (@Shrdlu) February 10, 2022

 

 

 

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True or False?

Naissance is used to talk about the ending of things.