precociousness
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8.2
- noun
- /prɪˈkoʊʃəsnəs/
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precocidad
- But there is more to this than dental or intellectual precociousness.
Examples
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Flabbergasting precociousness.
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Combined with youth, it implied a precociousness that I felt tingling inside of me and that I wanted to see reflected back from the world.
Academic text (2008) -
For once, the teachers were not amused by Carolyn's precociousness.
Fiction book (2002) -
Without role models, gifted and talented students may have a lower probability of being precocious, and such precociousness is apparently essential to academic productivity and longevity in adulthood.
Academic text (1990) -
A kindergarten-aged kid who sees himself as a "gender explorer" and wants to help everyone discover the fluidity of their identity is more than a little precocious, with his particular sort of precociousness seeming rather directed.
Blog text (25) -
On the one hand, tracking has produced an elite class of gifted and talented students who learn early on about distinction and a bending of the rules to accommodate their precociousness; these pupils are given small class sizes, the best teachers, and challenging and stimulating work.
Academic text (1991) -
Her precociousness in mathematics became evident when she solved complex problems that most children her age couldn't even understand.
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The young musician's precociousness impressed everyone at the concert; she played the piano with the skill of someone twice her age.
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Teachers often notice precociousness in students who grasp concepts quickly, making them stand out in the classroom.
Synonyms
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8.6
Early development of advanced abilities, often in thinking or skill
Antonyms
How Early
Surface Forms
Morphology
precociousness = precocious (transparent) = precocious + ness
Standard nominalization from the adjective 'precocious' using '-ness'; the meaning is directly the state or quality of being precocious.
Etymology
Precociousness comes from Latin parts pre- meaning 'before' and coquere meaning 'to cook' or 'ripen', like a fruit that becomes ready early. So, precociousness is the idea of talents or intelligence that 'ripen' earlier than usual for a child's age.