first vs incipiency

incipiency vs first

first and incipiency both are nouns.

first is an adjective but incipiency is not an adjective.

first is an adverb but incipiency is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
first	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
incipiency	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, incipiency is a hyponym of first; that is, incipiency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than first:

first: the time at which something is supposed to begin
incipiency: beginning to exist or to be apparent

Other hyponyms of first include birth, incipience, starting point, terminus a quo, threshold.

first (noun)	incipiency (noun)
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)	beginning to exist or to be apparent
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
an honours degree of the highest class
the first element in a countable series
the first or highest in an ordering or series
the time at which something is supposed to begin

first (adjective)	incipiency (adjective)
preceding all others in time or space or degree
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
ranking above all others
serving to begin
serving to set in motion

first (adverb)	incipiency (adverb)
before anything else
prominently forward
the initial time
before another in time, space, or importance

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