different between precocious vs precoce
precocious
English
Etymology
From Latin praecox (“premature, precocious, ripe before time, early ripe”), from praecoquere (“to ripen beforehand, ripen fully, also boil beforehand”), from prae (“before”) + coquere (“to cook, boil, ripen”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: pr?-k?'sh?s, IPA(key): /p???k????s/
- Rhymes: -????s
Adjective
precocious (comparative more precocious, superlative most precocious)
- Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
- 1859, George Meredith, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Chapter 15:
- Now those abominations whom you call precocious boys—your little pet monsters, doctor!—and who can wonder that the world is what it is? when it is full of them—as they will have no divine time to look back upon in their own lives, how can they believe in innocence and goodness, or be other than sons of selfishness and the Devil?
- 1859, George Meredith, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Chapter 15:
- Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.
Synonyms
- tranty
Antonyms
- altricious
- serotinous
Derived terms
- precociously
- precociousness
Related terms
- precocity
Translations
See also
- prodigy
- apricot
Further reading
- precocious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- precocious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- precocious at OneLook Dictionary Search
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precoce
English
Etymology
Borrowing from French précoce.
Adjective
precoce (comparative more precoce, superlative most precoce)
- (obsolete) precocious
Interlingua
Adjective
precoce (not comparable)
- precocious, precoce
Italian
Etymology
From Latin praecox, praecocem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pre?k?.t??e/
- Rhymes: -?t?e
- Hyphenation: pre?cò?ce
Adjective
precoce (plural precoci)
- premature, untimely
- hasty
- precocious, early
Derived terms
- precocemente
- precocia
- precocità
- precocizzante
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /p?e.?k?.si/
Adjective
precoce m or f (plural precoces, comparable)
- precocious (characterised by exceptionally early occurrence or development)
Romanian
Etymology
From French précoce, from Latin praecox.
Adjective
precoce m or f or n (masculine plural precoci, feminine and neuter plural precoce)
- precocious
Declension
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