'Initial' definitions:
Definition of 'initial'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"
noun
The first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"
verb
Mark with one's initials
Definition of 'Initial'
From: GCIDE
- Initial \In*i"tial\, a. [L. initialis, from initium a going in, entrance, beginning, fr. inire to go into, to enter, begin; pref. in- in + ire to go: cf. F. initial. See Issue, and cf. Commence.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial symptoms of a disease. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a list or series; as, the initial letters of a name. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Initial'
From: GCIDE
- Initial \In*i"tial\, n. The first letter of a word or a name. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Initial'
From: GCIDE
- Initial \In*i"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Initialed; p. pr. & vb. n. Initialing.] To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'initial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abecedarian,
- aboriginal,
- accept,
- accredit,
- affirm,
- alpha,
- alphabet,
- alphabetize,
- amen,
- antecedent,
- antenatal,
- approve,
- authenticate,
- authorize,
- autochthonous,
- autograph,
- basic,
- beginning,
- breaking-in,
- budding,
- capitalize,
- certify,
- character,
- commencing,
- confirm,
- cosign,
- countersign,
- creative,
- earliest,
- early,
- elemental,
- elementary,
- embryonic,
- endorse,
- fetal,
- first,
- first blush,
- first glance,
- first impression,
- first inning,
- first lap,
- first move,
- first round,
- first sight,
- first stage,
- first step,
- foremost,
- formative,
- foundational,
- fundamental,
- gambit,
- germinal,
- gestatory,
- give permission,
- give the go-ahead,
- give the imprimatur,
- give thumbs up,
- headmost,
- in embryo,
- in its infancy,
- in the bud,
- inaugural,
- inceptive,
- inchoate,
- inchoative,
- incipient,
- incunabular,
- infant,
- infantile,
- initiative,
- initiatory,
- inscribe,
- introductory,
- inventive,
- le premier pas,
- leading,
- letter,
- maiden,
- mark,
- monogram,
- nascent,
- natal,
- notarize,
- OK,
- opening,
- opening move,
- original,
- parturient,
- pass,
- pass on,
- pass upon,
- permit,
- pioneer,
- postnatal,
- pregnant,
- prenatal,
- primal,
- primary,
- prime,
- primeval,
- primitive,
- primitiveness,
- primitivity,
- primogenial,
- procreative,
- ratify,
- rubber stamp,
- rudimental,
- rudimentary,
- sanction,
- say amen to,
- seal,
- second,
- sign,
- sign and seal,
- subscribe to,
- support,
- swear and affirm,
- swear to,
- transcribe,
- transliterate,
- undersign,
- underwrite,
- ur,
- validate,
- visa,
- vise,
- warming-up,
- warrant
Words containing 'Initial'
- Initialed,
- Initialing,
- Initially,
- Initials,
- Initiate,
- Initiated,
- Initiating,
- Initiation,
- Initiative,
- Initiator,
- initialization,
- initialize,
- Initial velocity,
- initial offering,
- initial reserve,
- initial rhyme,
- peace initiative,
- Initiate tenant by courtesy,
- initial public offering,
- revolutionary proletarian initiative nuclei