The difference between Fledgling and Nascent

When used as adjectives, fledgling means untried or inexperienced, whereas nascent means emerging.


Fledgling is also noun with the meaning: a young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).

check bellow for the other definitions of Fledgling and Nascent

  1. Fledgling as an adjective:

    Untried or inexperienced.

  2. Fledgling as an adjective:

    Emergent or rising.

  1. Fledgling as a noun:

    A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).

  2. Fledgling as a noun:

    An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago.

  3. Fledgling as a noun (figuratively):

    An immature, naïve or inexperienced person.

  1. Nascent as an adjective:

    Emerging; just coming into existence.

    Examples:

    "India has a nascent space industry."

  2. Nascent as an adjective (mathematics, obsolete):

    Describing a quantity of object that is starting to grow from zero or an infinitesimal beginning. Also the creation or identification of an infinitesimal delta.

  3. Nascent as an adjective:

    Describing the state, aspect, or practice of an abstract concept.

  4. Nascent as an adjective (chemistry):

    Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.