adultness

Questions

What does adultness mean?

The state or quality of being an adult.

Where does adultness come from?

Etymology tree Latin adolēscō Latin adultuslbor. French adultebor. English adult Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English adultness From adult + -ness.

How to pronounce adultness

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