precocious
US
/prɪˈkoʊʃəs/
UK
/prɪˈkəʊʃəs/
Meaning
Having abilities, knowledge, or development that are unusually advanced for someone so young.
कम उम्र में ही अपनी उम्र के बच्चों से कहीं अधिक विकसित, समझदार या प्रतिभाशाली।
Examples
“The precocious six-year-old was already reading novels meant for teenagers.”
“Her son seemed precocious, asking thoughtful questions about the news.”
“The young pianist’s precocity was clear when she performed a difficult concerto.”
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Not natural: Her precocious surprised the teachers.
Better: Her precocity surprised the teachers.
Precocious is an adjective; use the noun precocity when naming the quality.
Precocious adjective है; किसी गुण को संज्ञा की तरह बताने के लिए precocity कहें।
Not natural: He is precocious in age.
Better: He is precocious for his age.
Use for his age to compare a young person’s abilities with what is typical at that age.
उम्र के हिसाब से तुलना करने के लिए for his age कहें, in age नहीं।
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Precocious usually describes a young person whose abilities seem unusually advanced; it does not simply mean intelligent.
Precocious आमतौर पर ऐसे बच्चे के लिए है जिसकी क्षमता उम्र से आगे लगे; इसका मतलब सिर्फ़ बुद्धिमान नहीं है।