mature
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
ripe, as fruit, or fully aged, as cheese or wine.
fully developed in body or mind, as a person: She was a mature woman who took her family responsibilities seriously.
noting or pertaining to an adult who is middle-aged or older (used euphemistically): discrimination against mature applicants.
pertaining to or characteristic of full development: a mature appearance; fruit with a mature softness.
completed, perfected, or elaborated in full by the mind: mature plans.
(of an industry, technology, market, etc.) no longer developing or expanding; having little or no potential for further growth or expansion; exhausted or saturated.
intended for or restricted to adults, especially by reason of explicit sexual content or the inclusion of violence or obscene language: mature movies.
composed of adults, considered as being less susceptible than minors to explicit sexual content, violence, or obscene language, as of a film or stage performance: for mature audiences only.
Finance. having reached the limit of its time; having become payable or due: a mature bond.
Medicine/Medical.
having attained definitive form or function, as by maturation of an epithelium from a basal layer.
having attained the end stage of a normal or abnormal biological process: a mature boil.
Geology. (of a landscape) exhibiting the stage of maximum topographical diversity, as in the cycle of erosion of a land surface.
to make mature; ripen, as fruit or cheese.
to bring to full development: His hard experiences in the city matured him.
to complete or perfect: We matured our vision for the company.She matured her songwriting throughout her career.
to become mature; ripen, as fruit or cheese.
to come to full development: Our plans have not yet matured.
Finance. to become due, as a note.
Origin of mature
1synonym study For mature
Other words for mature
Opposites for mature
Other words from mature
- ma·ture·ly, adverb
- ma·ture·ment, noun
- ma·ture·ness, noun
- ma·tur·er, noun
- half-ma·tured, adjective
- non·ma·ture, adjective
- non·ma·ture·ly, adverb
- non·ma·ture·ness, noun
- o·ver·ma·ture, adjective
- o·ver·ma·ture·ly, adverb
- o·ver·ma·ture·ness, noun
- self-ma·tured, adjective
- sem·i·ma·ture, adjective
- sem·i·ma·ture·ly, adverb
- sem·i·ma·ture·ness, noun
- un·ma·ture, adjective
- un·ma·ture·ly, adverb
- un·ma·tured, adjective
- un·ma·tur·ing, adjective
- well-ma·tured, adjective
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How to use mature in a sentence
It was more the realization that he was maturing, even though he might not realize that.
And now we are looking at the agaves maturing 5, 6, 7-years-old.
Happy National Tequila Day! Here’s How Climate Change Is Murdering Your Tequila | Asawin Suebsaeng | July 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe metro revolution reflects the maturing of U.S. cities and metros in terms of capacity and focus.
But when I got older, I started maturing and knowing my body a lot more.
Ryan Lochte Tells All: Sex, Swimming, Dating, Drinking, and Dieting | Anna Klassen | April 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt has to borrow about $4 trillion more to pay off maturing debt.
The color of the plants while growing, is a dark rich green, and they are of a uniform size, maturing slowly but thoroughly.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Plants that are slow in maturing never (p. 442) make fine wrapping leaves or show a good color.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The selection of large, well-formed plants for the maturing of the seeds, is of more importance than most growers are aware of.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings."None whatever," Jack replied, a plan rapidly maturing in his mind as to what he would do if Eloise persisted in going to Florida.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesBut it was true that the Foreign Office gave small attention to the great nationalist movements that were maturing in Europe.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King
British Dictionary definitions for mature
/ (məˈtjʊə, -ˈtʃʊə) /
relatively advanced physically, mentally, emotionally, etc; grown-up
(of plans, theories, etc) fully considered; perfected
due or payable: a mature debenture
biology
fully developed or differentiated: a mature cell
fully grown; adult: a mature animal
(of fruit, wine, cheese, etc) ripe or fully aged
(of a river valley or land surface) in the middle stage of the cycle of erosion, characterized by meanders, maximum relief, etc: See also youthful (def. 4), old (def. 18)
to make or become mature
(intr) (of notes, bonds, etc) to become due for payment or repayment
Origin of mature
1Derived forms of mature
- maturely, adverb
- matureness, noun
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