[responsivevoice] precocity [/responsivevoice] [ pri-kos-i-tee ]
The word of the day is ‘precocity.’
The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of a sentence.
No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Intelligence
2. Smartness
3. Intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules
4. Genius
1. Hindi – Hoshiyaar buddhi
2. Spanish -Precocidad
3. French – Précocité
4. Mandarin – Zǎoshú
1. Sometimes this very individuality is mistaken for precocity.
2. He was a stern, unsmiling man, and hated all forms of precocity.
3. The precocity and universality of his genius impress one the most.
4. We have already spoken of the abundance and precocity of wrinkles in born criminals.
5. The little girl’s prettiness and precocity appealed to him strongly.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
acumen, agility, brilliance, intellect, judgment, perception, quickness, savvy, sense, skill, subtlety, understanding, wit, IQ, acuity, alertness, aptitude, brainpower, brains, brightness, capacity, cleverness, comprehension, coruscation, discernment, luminosity, mentality, mind, penetration, perspicacity, quotient, reason, sagacity, smarts, trenchancy, gray matter, aptitude, know-how, savvy, ability, accomplishment, flair, ingenuity, inventiveness, knack, prodigy, prowess, talent, wisdom, adept, aptness, astuteness, capability, grasp, virtuoso, superability, etc.
ignorance, inability, stupidity, disinclination, physicality, ineptness, disbelief, misunderstanding, incapacity, ineptitude, lack, amateur, impotence, incompetence, idiot, imbecile
Quotation:
Having been built in the fashion I was as a child – created and then deflated – has left me with a distinct feeling of failure. Because I did not live up to my precocity, I experience it to be like a cross between a has-been and a never-was.
Alissa Quart
Social Example:
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