beginning

nouns

the event consisting of the start of something
"the beginning of the war"
beginning
is derived from
begin
antonym
ending
is a type of (narrower)
an event that happens
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent
the time at which something is supposed to begin
"they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time
antonym
middle
antonym
end
the first part or section of something
"`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
beginning
is derived from
begin
antonym
middle
antonym
end
is a type of (narrower)
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
"the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
division, part, section
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
"the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
the act of starting something
"he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
beginning, commencement, start
is derived from
begin

adjectives

serving to begin
"the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
beginning, first