precociousness (noun)

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• precociousness — precocious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than usual. DERIVATIVES precociously adverb precociousness noun precocity noun. ORIGIN from Latin praecox, from praecoquere ripen fully …   English terms dictionary

• precociousness — noun see precocious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• precociousness — noun The condition of being precocious; precocity …   Wiktionary

• precociousness — noun intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules • Syn: ↑precocity • Derivationally related forms: ↑precocious (for: ↑precocity), ↑precocious • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• precocious — adjective Etymology: Latin praecoc , praecox early ripening, precocious, from prae + coquere to cook more at cook Date: 1650 1. exceptionally early in development or occurrence < precocious puberty > 2. exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• precocious — [prɪ kəʊʃəs] adjective 1》 having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than usual. 2》 (of a plant) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual. Derivatives precociously adverb precociousness noun precocity noun Origin C17:… …   English new terms dictionary

• precocious — UK [prɪˈkəʊʃəs] / US [prɪˈkoʊʃəs] adjective a precocious child is more intelligent or behaves in a more developed way than you would expect for their age Derived words: precociously adverb precociousness noun uncountable precocity UK [prɪˈkɒsətɪ] …   English dictionary

• precocious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than usual. DERIVATIVES precociously adverb precociousness noun precocity noun. ORIGIN from Latin praecox, from praecoquere ripen fully …   English terms dictionary

• precociously — precocious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than usual. DERIVATIVES precociously adverb precociousness noun precocity noun. ORIGIN from Latin praecox, from praecoquere ripen fully …   English terms dictionary

• precocity — precocious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than usual. DERIVATIVES precociously adverb precociousness noun precocity noun. ORIGIN from Latin praecox, from praecoquere ripen fully …   English terms dictionary

• precocity — noun intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules • Syn: ↑precociousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑precocious, ↑precocious (for: ↑precociousness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary