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immature

[ im-uh-choor, -toor, -tyoor, -chur ]
/ ˈɪm əˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, -ˈtʃɜr /
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adjective

not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
emotionally undeveloped; juvenile; childish.
Physical Geography. youthful(def 5).
Archaic. premature.

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RELATED WORDS

childish, premature, unripe, green, unfledged, adolescent, baby, babyish, callow, crude, imperfect, infantile, jejune, juvenile, kid, puerile, raw, sophomoric, tender, tenderfoot

Nearby words

  1. immarcessible,
  2. immaterial,
  3. immaterialism,
  4. immateriality,
  5. immaterialize,
  6. immature cataract,
  7. immaturely,
  8. immaturity,
  9. immeasurable,
  10. immeasurably

Origin of immature

First recorded in 1540–50, immature is from the Latin word immātūrus unripe, hence, untimely. See im-2, mature
Related formsim·ma·ture·ly, adverbim·ma·ture·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for immature

immature

/ (ˌɪməˈtjʊə, -ˈtʃʊə) /

adjective

not fully grown or developed
deficient in maturity; lacking wisdom, insight, emotional stability, etc
geography a less common term for youthful (def. 4)
Derived Formsimmaturity or immatureness, nounimmaturely, adverb
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Word Origin and History for immature

immature

adj.

1540s, "untimely, premature," from Latin immaturus "untimely, unripe," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + maturus (see mature (v.)). In 16c., usually in reference to early death; modern sense of "not fully developed" first recorded 1640s. In reference to mentalities or behaviors not considered age-appropriate, from 1920.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for immature

immature

[ ĭm′ə-chur′, -tur′ ]

adj.

Not fully grown or developed.
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