Definition of Precociousness

1. Noun. Intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules.

Exact synonyms: Precocity
Generic synonyms: Intelligence
Derivative terms: Precocious, Precocious

Definition of Precociousness

1. n. The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness; premature development, especially of the mental powers; forwardness.

Definition of Precociousness

1. Noun. The condition of being precocious; precocity ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Precociousness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Precociousness

preclude
precluded
precludes
precluding
preclusion
preclusions
preclusive
preclusively
precoat
precoated
precoating
precocial
precocious
precocious dentition
precociously
precociousness (current term)
precocities
precocity
precode
precoded
precoder
precoders
precodes
precoding
precog
precogitate
precogitated
precogitates
precogitating
precogitation

Literary usage of Precociousness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Readable Dictionary: Or, Topical and Synonymic Lexicon: Containing by John Williams (1860)
"precociousness, or Precocity, is a state of ripeness in the young, attained before the proper period. ripe too soon; as, a GREES, not having yet attained to ..."

2. The Healthy child from two to seven by Francis Hamilton Mccarthy (1922)
"precociousness in children is not to be desired. It is a well known fact that unusually clever children often have weak and stunted bodies; ..."

3. The Influence of Monarchs: Steps in a New Science of History by Frederick Adams Woods (1913)
"precociousness of talent, something difficult to explain in any other way than through inherent composition of the germ-plasm, is often a concomitant of ..."

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