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prematureness

prematureness

7.7
Something that happens earlier than expected or wanted
  • noun
  • /prɪˈmeɪtʃərnəs/
translation icon : prematuridad
  • The prematureness of the baby was a concern for the doctors in the neonatal unit.

Examples

  • The project's prematureness led to several unexpected challenges that could have been avoided.

  • The interviewer said, "So, if you were offered the job, you would take it then?" I was so caught off guard by the directness and prematureness of the question that I said, "I don't know."

    Blog text (33)

  • And this prematureness comes from its having proceeded without having its proper data, without sufficient materials to work with.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Her prematureness in making a decision surprised everyone at the meeting.

Synonyms

prematurity
vsprematureness
2 6.7

A thing that happens earlier than expected, especially when a baby is born before the end of pregnancy

is about happening earlier than expected in any situation rather than only birth
earliness
vsprematureness
1 4.9

Happening before the usual or expected time

is about happening earlier than expected or desired

Antonyms

maturity
101 3.3

A state of being fully grown in body, mind, or feelings

How Early

prematureness
7.7
full term
4 3.3

Surface Forms

prematureness singular
prematurenesses plural

Morphology

prematureness = premature (transparent) = premature + ness

Formed by the adjective 'premature' plus the productive noun-forming suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly 'the state or quality of being premature'.

Etymology

Prematureness comes from the parts pre- meaning 'before' and mature meaning 'ripe' or 'ready'. So prematureness is the state of happening or developing before something is ready.