full-grownness

noun

The state, quality, or condition of being full-grown; adulthood; maturity.

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Meanings

nounfull-grownness (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe 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

From full-grown + -ness.

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APA

full-grownness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-grownness

MLA

“full-grownness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-grownness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full-grownness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-grownness.

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