grownupness
Being fully developed
The quality or state of being a grownup—maturity, adulthood, or the responsibilities that come with them.
The word has a slightly playful or ironic edge, often used by those who feel they're performing adulthood rather than fully inhabiting it: I'm not ready for this level of grownupness.
Compare the more neutral *adulthood* or *maturity*.
Attitude or spatial rendering
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- understandingMental comprehension of something
hindsight · experience · judgment · prudence · sagacity · reflection · learning · self-awareness
Freedom from external control
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- parenthoodState of having children
- homeownershipLegally possessing residential property
- employmentPaid occupation status
mortgage · taxes · insurance · budgeting · salary · workforce · professionalism · marriage
Emotional self-control
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- stabilityResistance to displacement
equanimity · restraint · patience · thoughtfulness · levelheadedness · sensibility · moderation · gravitas
Obligation for one's actions
- dutyRequired moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
dependability · conscientiousness · discipline · stewardship · management · oversight · caregiving · providing
perspective
Attitude or spatial rendering
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
understanding · hindsight · experience · judgment · prudence · sagacity · reflection · learning · self-awareness · realization
independence
Freedom from external control
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- parenthoodState of having children
- homeownershipLegally possessing residential property
employment · mortgage · taxes · insurance · budgeting · salary · workforce · professionalism · marriage · voting
composure
Emotional self-control
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
stability · equanimity · restraint · patience · thoughtfulness · levelheadedness · sensibility · moderation · gravitas · tactfulness
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- dutyRequired moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
reliability · dependability · conscientiousness · discipline · stewardship · management · oversight · caregiving · providing · breadwinning
senescence
Gradual functional decline with age
retirement · seniority · crow's-feet · aches · mortality · midlife · decline · wear · mileage
grownupnesschildishness
Immature conduct
childlikeness · immaturity · juvenility · puerility · infantilism
grownupnesssilliness
Frivolous, absurd behavior
playfulness · irresponsibility · frivolity · goofiness · recklessness
grow, grown, grownup, growth, grew, growing, grows, grower, growers