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mature

adjective · verb

Simple meaning

Fully grown and developed in body, mind, or behavior

Pronunciation

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muhchuur

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IPA pronunciation (US)

məˈtʃʊɹ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.

  2. Fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used

  3. of birds

    Having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

  4. Profound; careful.

  5. Brought to a state of complete readiness.

verb

  1. intransitive

    To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).

  2. intransitiveof a person

    To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.

  3. transitive

    To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

Used this way, mature is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Profound

mature consideration

Suitable

sexually maturemature woman

Other combinations

mature agemature yearsfully matureless matureafter mature

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • maturitynounDerived noun

    The period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed.

  • maturationnounDerived noun

    Coming to full development.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: fully developed

fully grownaged

Antonyms

Sense: fully developed

unfledgedRareimmature

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