immaturity

[im-uh-choor-i-tee, -toor-, -tyoor-, -chur-]

noun

plural

immaturities 

1. a state or condition of being immature.

   the immaturity of one's behavior; the immaturity of a country's technology.

2. an immature action or attitude.

Word History and Origins

Origin of immaturity¹

1530–40; immature + -ity, probably reflecting Latin immātūritās untimely haste, unripeness

Example Sentences

There now seems to be a bit of snickering immaturity in the film’s garish period trappings, though the emotional acuity and empathetic consideration of even the most minor of characters still makes “Boogie Nights” remarkable.

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The complaint was investigated by the Norfolk and Suffolk professional standards department, which said the officers' actions were "more due to immaturity than spite".

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From the “Road to” series through buddy action movies and bromances, male friendship as comic fodder has been a constant pull, one that has increasingly favored immaturity as the catharsis.

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She sensed your immaturity but always knew Louise would work things out.

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The point of all this is to inflict so much mediocrity and immaturity on federal workers that they quit.

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