What does grownupness mean?
Grownupness means (informal) Adulthood; maturity..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal) Adulthood; maturity..
Look, the point is, we'll tell them anything we want, and we'll lead our lives any way we want, because we're the ones who will be grownup, and grownupness will work around us, not vice versa.
Perhaps one of the triggers to a midlife self-transition is the recognition that this “grownupness” may never happen, that it is a myth.
Happiness at seeing her mother, Tegan's friendly company, the sociable grownupness of it all had relegated Moses's story almost to the distant domain of night terrors and childish imaginings.
The challenge of this question is that it requires adults to consider our own perceptions of youth and to place youth in relation to our views of sexuality, maturity, and vague, largely unarticulated beliefs about “grownupness.”
Use grownupness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Grownupness means (informal) Adulthood; maturity..
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Look, the point is, we'll tell them anything we want, and we'll lead our lives any way we want, because we're the ones who will be grownup, and grownupness will work around us, not vice versa.
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