English-Thai Dictionary

precocious

ADJ ที่ มี ความสามารถ มากกว่า เด็ก ใน วัย เดียวกัน  advanced bright gifted ti-me-kwam-sa-mad-mak-kwa-dek

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRECOCIOUS

a.[L. proecox; proe, before, and coquo, to cook or prepare. ] 1. Ripe before the proper or natural time; as precocious trees.
2. Premature.

 

PRECOCIOUSNESS, PRECOCITY

n.Rapid growth and ripeness before the usual time; prematureness. I cannot learn that he gave, in his youth, any evidence of that precocity which sometimes distinguishes uncommon genius.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRECOCIOUS

Pre *co "cious, a. Etym: [L. praecox, -ocis, and praecoquus, fr. praecoquere to cook or ripen beforehand; prae before + coquere to cook. See 3d Cook, and cf. Apricot. ]

 

1. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

 

2. Developed more than is natural or usual at a given age; exceeding what is to be expected of one's years; too forward; -- used especially of mental forwardness; as, a precocious child; precocious talents.

 

PRECOCIOUSLY

PRECOCIOUSLY Pre *co "cious *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a precocious manner.

 

PRECOCIOUSNESS; PRECOCITY

Pre *co "cious *ness, Pre *coc "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. précocité. ]

 

Defn: The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness; premature development, especially of the mental powers; forwardness. Saucy precociousness in learning. Bp. Mannyngham. That precocity which sometimes distinguishes uncommon genius. Wirt.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

precocious

pre co cious |priˈkōSHəs prəˈkoʊʃəs | ▶adjective (of a child ) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual: he was a precocious, solitary boy. • (of behavior or ability ) indicative of such development: a precocious talent for computing. • (of a plant ) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual. DERIVATIVES pre co cious ly adverb, pre co cious ness noun, pre coc i ty |priˈkäsətē |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin praecox, praecoc- (from praecoquere ‘ripen fully, ’ from prae ‘before ’ + coquere ‘to cook ’) + -ious .

 

Oxford Dictionary

precocious

pre |co ¦cious |prɪˈkəʊʃəs | ▶adjective (of a child ) having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than is usual or expected: a precocious, solitary boy. • (of behaviour or ability ) having developed at an earlier age than is usual or expected: a precocious talent for computing. • (of a plant ) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual. DERIVATIVES precociously adverb, precociousness noun, precocity |-ˈkɒsɪti |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin praecox, praecoc- (from praecoquere ‘ripen fully ’, from prae ‘before ’ + coquere ‘to cook ’) + -ious .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

precocious

precocious adjective some of the boys were extremely precocious: advanced for one's age, forward, mature, gifted, talented, clever, intelligent, quick; informal smart. ANTONYMS backward.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

precocious

precocious adjective some of the boys were extremely precocious: advanced, old beyond one's years, forward, ahead of one's peers, mature, prematurely developed, ahead, gifted, talented, clever, intelligent, quick; informal smart; rare rathe-ripe. ANTONYMS backward, slow.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

precocious

pre co cious /prɪkóʊʃəs /形容詞 〖しばしば 名詞 の前で 〗1 (知性その他の能力について )早熟な 〈子供 〉; 並はずれた 〈子供の知的 身体的能力 〉.2 〘植 〙早咲きの, 早生 （わせ ）の .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞 ＝precocity .