(1):
(n.) Boldness; confidence; assurance; want of due reserve or modesty.
(2):
(n.) The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness; as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel.
(3):
(n.) An advanced stage of progress or of preparation; advancement; as, his measures were in great forwardness.
(4):
(n.) Eagerness; ardor; as, it is difficult to restrain the forwardness of youth.
(5):
(n.) A state of advance beyond the usual degree; prematureness; precocity; as, the forwardnessof spring or of corn; the forwardness of a pupil.