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MATURE definition: 1. Mature people behave like adults in a way that shows they are well developed emotionally: 2. A…. Learn more.
Definition of mature adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you say that someone is mature or of mature years, you are saying politely that they are middle-aged or old.
1. : based on slow careful consideration. a mature judgment. 2. a (1) : having completed natural growth and development : ripe. mature fruit. (2) : having undergone maturation. b. : having attained a final or desired state. mature wine. c. : having achieved a low but stable growth rate. paper is a mature industry.
adjective. , ma·tur·er, ma·tur·est. complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush. Synonyms: adult, grown, aged. Antonyms: young, green, raw, childish. ripe, as fruit, or fully aged, as cheese or wine. fully developed in body or mind, as a person:
The adjective mature doesn't only describe advancing age, although the residents of a senior citizens' home could definitely be considered mature. Anything that is fully developed, like an aged cheese or bottle of wine, can also be called mature.
MATURE meaning: 1. completely grown or developed: 2. Mature people behave like adults in a way that shows they are…. Learn more.
Definition of mature verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. Having reached full natural growth or development: a mature cell. b. Having reached a desired or final condition; ripe: a mature cheese. 2. Having or showing characteristics, such as patience and prudence, considered typical of well-balanced adulthood: mature for her age. 3. a. Suitable or intended for adults: mature subject matter. b.
mature adjective (PHYSICALLY GROWN) completely grown physically: mature adult After ten years, the young boy had grown into a mature adult. sexually mature Female rats are sexually mature (= able to reproduce and have babies) at three months. Mature male gorillas have silver-gray hairs on their backs.
