mature

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Fully developed

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

   • She is quite mature for her age.
   • The excellent mature eggplants grown in the garden plot are quickly being picked up by family and friends.
2. 2

   Brought to a state of complete readiness.

   • a mature plan
3. 3

   Profound

   Profound; careful.

   • The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.
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   1. 4

      Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.

   2. 5

      Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.

      • mature content
   3. 6

      To proceed toward maturity

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

      • […] his originality, in the mean time, was maturing to perfection.
   4. 7

      To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.

      • […] Trees […] have alwayes Fruit upon them, ripe, or preparing to mature;
   5. 8

      To bring (something) to maturity, full development, or completion.

      • […] But these thoughts Full Counsel must mature:
      • […] much it now Imports they should be still deceiv’d, till time Matures our enterprize;
      • […] I did not interrupt her, I was so busy maturing a plan I had had in my mind for some days […]
   6. 9

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

      • […] a ship well freighted with the stores The sun matures on India’s spicy shores,
      • There are certain vegetables like the tomato which require a long period to mature the fruit, and these must be started several weeks before the frosts have passed.
   7. 10

      To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically

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

   8. 11

      To make (someone) mature.

      • Then Tom shall have his kite, and Fan new dollies, Till time matures them for important follies.
      • […] what I most wanted was time to grow up. The war had not matured me;
   9. 12

      To reach the date when payment is due.

      • When the bond matures, the full face value is payable to its bearer.

The neighborhood

• synonymgrown
• synonymfull-grown
• synonymgrown up
• synonymfor adults
• synonymmature
• synonymmaturate
• antonymchildishantonym(s) of “grown up”
• antonymimmatureantonym(s) of “grown up”
• antonymsuperficialantonym(s) of “profound”
• neighbormatura
• neighborfull-grown
• neighboradultlike
• neighborgrownish
• neighborhyperadult