Pre*co"cious*ness, Pre*coc"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. pr'ecocit'e.]
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.
© Webster 1913.