maturity

noun
/məˈt͡ʃʊəɹəti/UK/məˈtʊəɹəti/US

Etymology

From Middle English maturitee, maturyte, from Old French maturité, from Latin mātūritātem. By surface analysis, mature + -ity.

  1. derived from maturitas
  2. derived from maturité
  3. inherited from maturitee

Definitions

  1. The state of being mature, ready or ripe

    The state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.

    • Some foods and drinks, like wine, only reach their full taste at maturity, which literally comes at a price.
    • The ability to take responsibility is a sign of maturity.
  2. When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.

    • The entire tank of guppies was in their maturity and ready to mate.
    • Some insect species reach sexual maturity well before their own bodily maturity
  3. The state of a debt obligation at the end of the term of maturation thereof, once all…

    The state of a debt obligation at the end of the term of maturation thereof, once all interest and any applicable fees have accrued to the principal.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Date when payment is due.

      • The note was cashed at maturity.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at maturity. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at maturity. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at maturity

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA