What does initial mean in English? Meaning of initial definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "initial": the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
Noun
Meaning: the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)Example: he refused to put the initials FRS after his nameSynonyms: initialHypernyms: alphabetic character
letter
letter of the alphabetMeaning of "initial": mark with one's initials
Verb
Meaning: mark with one's initialsSynonyms: initialHypernyms: signMeaning of "initial": occurring at the beginning
Adjective
Meaning: occurring at the beginningExample: took the initial step toward reconciliationSynonyms: initialSimilar: firstAdjective: Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin. Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods. The initial stages of a syndrome may differ vastly from the final symptoms. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, The China Governess[1]: Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, The China Governess[1]: Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word. The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter. 1893, Walter Besant, The Ivory Gate, Prologue: Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.1893, Walter Besant, The Ivory Gate, Prologue: Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.Synonyms:
introductory, original, basic, antecedent, opening, leading, inaugural, pioneer, infant, initiative, fundamental, virgin, first, earliest, early, elementary, embryonic, foremost, inchoate, incipient, inceptive, initiatory, commencing, germinal, headmost, nascent,
Antonyms:
following, last, subordinate, unimportant, closing, final,
