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full-grownness

full-grownness noun: the state, quality, or condition of being full-grown; adulthood; maturity.

Noun

full-grownness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state, quality, or condition of being full-grown; adulthood; maturity.
    • But this form can be known only when the mussel is full-grown, and this full-grownness in turn, is the goal of everything the mussel does.1976, John R. Meyer, Reflections on Values Education, page 10

Origin of full-grownness

From full-grown + -ness.

Questions about full-grownness

What does full-grownness mean?
Full-grownness means the state, quality, or condition of being full-grown; adulthood; maturity.
What part of speech is full-grownness?
Full-grownness is a noun.

Words near full-grownness in the dictionary

  1. full-frontal
  2. full-frontal nudity
  3. full-frontals
  4. full-grade
  5. full-grown
  6. full-grownness
  7. full-handed
  8. full-handedly
  9. full-handedness
  10. full-hearted
  11. full-heartedly

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