Inchoate

Word INCHOATE
Character 8
Hyphenation in cho ate
Pronunciations /ɪnˈkəʊeɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Inchoate"

What do we mean by inchoate?

Being in a beginning or early stage; incipient. adjective

Imperfectly formed or developed; disordered or incoherent. adjective

To begin.

Recently or just begun; incipient; in a state of incipiency; hence, elementary; rudimentary; not completely formed or established: as, inchoate rights.

To begin. transitive verb

Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete. adjective

Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature. adjective

Chaotic, disordered, confused; also, incoherent, rambling. adjective

A beginning, an immature start. noun

To begin or start something. verb

To cause or bring about. verb

To make a start. verb

Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed adjective

A beginning, an immature start.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Inchoate

The word "inchoate" in example sentences

Yesterday's term was inchoate, which is defined as: ❋ Unknown (2006)

You recognize it as some kind of inchoate shame which makes you rageful, or you're not able to put the sequence of things together: this happened to me, and I feel bad about it, and the way I'm feeling has a name, and other people feel that way, and I'm okay for feeling it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Brooks says there's an "inchoate longing for change," and the Oxford English Dictionary tells us that "inchoate" means "just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary." ❋ RJ (2010)

And I prefer "inchoate" at times to "fuckface", but hey, to each his own, I always say: ❋ Unknown (2009)

By the way, congratulations on using the word 'inchoate' in a sentence. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ms. Kipnis said that we might think of adultery as a kind of inchoate protest, expressing a “basic utopian impulse” for “something more.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

Apparently 'inchoate' I had to look it up means "partially but not fully in existence", which pretty much sums up the article. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Mind Hacks: The 'inchoate' science of consciousness ❋ Unknown (2005)

You have to really lock in on that person and really try to -- because the questions are often going to be kind of inchoate, maybe not very carefully phrased. ❋ Unknown (2004)

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