Mature

Quick meaning: Mature is an adjective meaning Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. Brought to a state of complete readiness.
2. Profound; careful.
3. (medicine, obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
4. (television, film) Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.
5. (intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
6. (transitive) To bring (something) to maturity, full development, or completion.
7. (intransitive) To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).

Example Sentences

a mature plan

mature content

She is quite mature for her age.

[…] But these thoughts Full Counsel must mature:

Word Forms

• matures
• maturing
• matured

Synonyms for mature

Depending on context, synonyms include adult, grown, adultish, grown up, maturate, develop.

Antonyms for mature

Common opposites include childish, immature, superficial, unfledged, unripened, green.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include full-grown, adult, grownup, full-blown, maturate, aged.

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