English vocabulary · C1
Inchoate
/ɪnˈkoʊɪt/ · adj.
It means just starting and not yet fully formed or clear.
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Example sentences
- Her inchoate plan needed much more work.
- The inchoate proposal confused the whole team.
Word origin and roots
from Latin
- in — into (from Latin)
- choa — begin (from Latin)
Synonyms and nuances
- VAGUE (ideas lack clear definition or form)
- UNCLEAR (meaning or shape is hard to grasp)
- RAW (something is unrefined and unfinished)
Lesson notes
Inchoate. It means just starting and not yet fully formed or clear.
Similar words are vague, unclear, and raw. Use inchoate when something has just begun and has no clear shape yet.
Her inchoate plan needed much more work. The inchoate proposal confused the whole team.
From Latin. In means into. Choa means begin. Just going into the beginning: that half-formed state is inchoate.