Synonyms for precocity
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pri-kos-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈkɒs ɪ ti |
Top 10 synonyms for precocity Other synonyms for the word precocity
- acuity
- acuteness
- adept
- alertness
- aptitude
- aptness
- astuteness
- bent
- brain
- brainpower
- brains
- brightness
- capability
- capacity
- cleverness
- competence
- comprehension
- coruscation
- creativity
- discernment
- Einstein
- endowment
- expert
- faculty
- grasp
- gray matter
- head
- inclination
- intelligence
- inventiveness
- IQ
- judgment
- knack
- know-how
- luminosity
- mature
- mentality
- mind
- originality
- penetration
- perception
- percipience
- perspicacity
- power
- precocity
- prodigy
- propensity
- prowess
- quickness
- quotient
- reach
- reason
- sagacity
- savvy
- sense
- skill
- smarts
- subtlety
- superability
- talent
- the right stuff
- trenchancy
- turn
- understanding
- virtuoso
- what it takes
- wisdom
- wit
Définition of precocity
Origin :- 1630s, from French précocité (17c.), from précoce "precicious," from Latin praecocem (nom. praecox); see precocious.
- As in intelligence : noun ability to perceive, understand
- As in smarts : noun intelligence
- As in genius : noun gift of high intellect
- Precocity is sometimes a symptom of disease rather than of intellectual vigour.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- Will you forgive me if I express amazement at your precocity, and congratulate you upon it?
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- We have already spoken of the abundance and precocity of wrinkles in born criminals.
- Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
- Precocity is the privilege of the American, especially the native of New Orleans.
- Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
- And there is something very sad and very fearful in this precocity.
- Extract from : « Humanity in the City » by E. H. Chapin
- The little girl's prettiness and precocity appealed to him strongly.
- Extract from : « The Magnificent Montez » by Horace Wyndham
- Sometimes this very individuality is mistaken for precocity.
- Extract from : « Great Pianists on Piano Playing » by James Francis Cooke
- He was a stern, unsmiling man, and hated all forms of precocity.
- Extract from : « The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories » by Mark Twain
- The precocity and universality of his genius impress one the most.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8 » by Various
- My response to that gave him the idea of making an experiment in precocity.
- Extract from : « Flappers and Philosophers » by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Antonyms for precocity
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