mature
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
ripe, as fruit, or fully aged, as cheese or wine.
fully developed in body or mind, as a person: She was a mature woman who took her family responsibilities seriously.
noting or pertaining to an adult who is middle-aged or older (used euphemistically): discrimination against mature applicants.
pertaining to or characteristic of full development: a mature appearance; fruit with a mature softness.
completed, perfected, or elaborated in full by the mind: mature plans.
(of an industry, technology, market, etc.) no longer developing or expanding; having little or no potential for further growth or expansion; exhausted or saturated.
intended for or restricted to adults, especially by reason of explicit sexual content or the inclusion of violence or obscene language: mature movies.
composed of adults, considered as being less susceptible than minors to explicit sexual content, violence, or obscene language, as of a film or stage performance: for mature audiences only.
Finance. having reached the limit of its time; having become payable or due: a mature bond.
Medicine/Medical.
having attained definitive form or function, as by maturation of an epithelium from a basal layer.
having attained the end stage of a normal or abnormal biological process: a mature boil.
Geology. (of a landscape) exhibiting the stage of maximum topographical diversity, as in the cycle of erosion of a land surface.
to make mature; ripen, as fruit or cheese.
to bring to full development: His hard experiences in the city matured him.
to complete or perfect: We matured our vision for the company.She matured her songwriting throughout her career.
to become mature; ripen, as fruit or cheese.
to come to full development: Our plans have not yet matured.
Finance. to become due, as a note.
Origin of mature
1synonym study For mature
Other words for mature
Opposites for mature
Other words from mature
- ma·ture·ly, adverb
- ma·ture·ment, noun
- ma·ture·ness, noun
- ma·tur·er, noun
- half-ma·tured, adjective
- non·ma·ture, adjective
- non·ma·ture·ly, adverb
- non·ma·ture·ness, noun
- o·ver·ma·ture, adjective
- o·ver·ma·ture·ly, adverb
- o·ver·ma·ture·ness, noun
- self-ma·tured, adjective
- sem·i·ma·ture, adjective
- sem·i·ma·ture·ly, adverb
- sem·i·ma·ture·ness, noun
- un·ma·ture, adjective
- un·ma·ture·ly, adverb
- un·ma·tured, adjective
- un·ma·tur·ing, adjective
- well-ma·tured, adjective
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How to use mature in a sentence
It will be mature and practical and commercial eventually, but there’s a lot of work to be done still.
Elon Musk is one step closer to connecting a computer to your brain | Rebecca Heilweil | August 28, 2020 | VoxSean, who’s one of the savviest China analysts we know, also argues that over the last five years, China’s equity markets have deepened and matured, leaving China’s emerging tech ventures far less dependent on Western exchanges for raising capital.
Delete or revise your obsolete content, fix technical errors, regularly produce high-quality new content, and that mature, stagnant blog can quickly get back to 20%, 30%, or even higher year-over-year growth in organic search traffic.
One speculation stems from the fact that brain regions controlling how we react to stress are among ones that continue to mature during adolescence.
Puberty may reboot the brain and behaviors | Esther Landhuis | August 27, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThis new wave of investment—or bubble if you prefer—has echoes of the 2017 craze, but also represents a new phase for the rapidly maturing cryptocurrency industry.
But if you have a hearing and you prove that someone is mature enough, well then that state interest evaporates.
Doctors have long wrestled with the age of consent when it comes to mature adolescents.
His mature wit and poetic style drew in those around him and we connected instantly.
[But] it is permissible to separate them if the children are grown and mature.
The mixing of mature and innocent can make people uncomfortable, which is often what Boyfriend wants.
I have always kept trouble from you; that is why, at your mature age, you have so little character.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterAnd now, please note that I want your new work to be wider, deeper, more mature.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyThe form is so perfect, mature, and full of style—in the sense that the intention and craftsmanship are everywhere concealed.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyHow often an expression in the mature years of a womans life would reveal a long story, if one could but read it.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterIt made me smile to remember how mature Patsy had been when I meekly ran her errands and gladly wore her yoke in the old days.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh Pendexter
British Dictionary definitions for mature
/ (məˈtjʊə, -ˈtʃʊə) /
relatively advanced physically, mentally, emotionally, etc; grown-up
(of plans, theories, etc) fully considered; perfected
due or payable: a mature debenture
biology
fully developed or differentiated: a mature cell
fully grown; adult: a mature animal
(of fruit, wine, cheese, etc) ripe or fully aged
(of a river valley or land surface) in the middle stage of the cycle of erosion, characterized by meanders, maximum relief, etc: See also youthful (def. 4), old (def. 18)
to make or become mature
(intr) (of notes, bonds, etc) to become due for payment or repayment
Origin of mature
1Derived forms of mature
- maturely, adverb
- matureness, noun
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