|
Definition of Precociousness
1. Noun. Intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules.
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
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Precociousness
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 ..."