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immature

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im·ma·ture  (m-tyr, -tr, -chr)
adj.
1. Not fully grown or developed. See Synonyms at young.
2. Marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity: silly, immature behavior.

[Latin immtrus : in-, not; see in-1 + mtrus, mature; see m-1 in Indo-European roots.]

imma·turely adv.
imma·turi·ty, imma·tureness n.

immature [ˌɪməˈtjʊə -ˈtʃʊə]
adj
1. not fully grown or developed
2. deficient in maturity; lacking wisdom, insight, emotional stability, etc.
3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Geography a less common term for youthful [4]
immaturity , immatureness n
immaturely  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.immature - characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"
mature - characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age"
2.immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
animate thing, living thing - a living (or once living) entity
immature - not yet mature
new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"
junior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service
3.immatureimmature - not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood"
4.immature - not yet mature
premature - born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; "a premature infant"
young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
mature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"
5.immatureimmature - (of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill"

immature
adjective
2. childish, juvenile, infantile, puerile, callow, babyish, wet behind the ears (informal), jejune You're just being childish and immature.
developed, adult, mature, ripe, mellow, fully-fledged
Translations
immature [ˌɪməˈtjʊəʳ] ADJ
1. (= childish) [person, attitude] → inmaduro
2. (= half-grown) [tree, plant] → joven; [fruit] → verde, inmaduro

immature [ˌɪməˈtjʊər] adj
(physically, not fully developed)immature
(= childish) → immature

immature
adj (lit, fig)unreif; plans, ideas etc alsounausgegoren; winenicht ausreichend gelagert; don’t be so immaturesei nicht so kindisch!

immature [ˌɪməˈtjʊəʳ] adjimmaturo/a
immature [ˌɪməˈtjʊəʳ] adjimmaturo/a

immature
adj immature [iməˈtjuə]
1 childish and behaving like someone much younger. onvolwasse غَيْر ناضِج незрял nedospělý umoden unreif ανώριμος, παιδιάστικος inmaduro ebaküps بچه گانه kypsymätön qui manque de maturité לֹא בּוֹגֵר बचकाना nezreo éretlen kekanak-kanakan óþroskaður; barnalegur immaturo 子供っぽい 미숙한, 유치한 nesubrendæs nenobriedis kebudak-budakan onvolwassen umoden, barnslig niedojrzały imaturo imatur незрелый nedospelý nezrel nezreo omogen ที่เป็นเด็ก; ที่ไม่เป็นผู้ใหญ่ olgunlaşmamış, çocuksu 未成年的 юний; інфантильний نا پختہ như trẻ con
2 not fully grown or fully developed; not ripe. onvolgroeid فَج недозрял nezralý umoden; ikke helt udviklet unreif άγουρος verde ebaküps نرسیده؛ نابالغ epäkypsä vert, jeune לֹא בָּשֵׁל अपरिपक्व nerazvijen fejletlen masih hijau óþroskaður non maturo, acerbo 未熟な 미성년의 nesubrendæs negatavs belum masak onvolgroeid, onrijp ikke fullt utviklet, umoden niedojrzały verde crud, tânăr незрелый nezrelý nezrel zelen omogen ที่ยังไม่โตเต็มที่; ที่ยังไม่สุก olgun olmayan, ham 不成熟的 незрілий, нестиглий خام chưa chín chắn
n immaˈturity
onvolwassenheid عَدَم نُضوج незрялост nezralost umodenhed die Unreife ανωριμότητα inmadurez ebaküpsus نارسی؛ نابالغی kypsymättömyys immaturité חוֹסֶר בַּשלוּת अपरिपक्वता nezrelost éretlenség sifat kekanak-kanakan vanþroski immaturità 未熟 미완성 nesubrendimas brieduma trūkums belum matang onvolwassenheid, onrijpheid umodenhet niedojrzałość imaturidade imaturitate незрелость nezrelosť nezrelost nezrelost omogenhet ความไม่เป็นผู้ใหญ่ toyluk, hamlık 未成年 незрілість ناپختگی sự non nớt

immature غير ناضج nezralý umoden unreif ανώριμος inmaduro epäkypsä immature nezreo immaturo 未成熟の 미숙한 onvolwassen umoden niedojrzały imaturo незрелый omogen ยังเยาว์วัย gelişmemiş non nớt 不成熟


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Here I found some young onions, a couple of gladiolus bulbs, and a quantity of immature carrots, all of which I secured, and, scrambling over a ruined wall, went on my way through scarlet and crimson trees towards Kew-- it was like walking through an avenue of gigantic blood drops--possessed with two ideas: to get more food, and to limp, as soon and as far as my strength permitted, out of this accursed unearthly region of the pit.
Pearl accordingly ran to the bow-window, at the further end of the hall, and looked along the vista of a garden walk, carpeted with closely-shaven grass, and bordered with some rude and immature attempt at shrubbery.
It was her neighbor's amiability, constancy, and devotion that she loved, and although she rated these qualities at their true value, she was always searching beyond them for intellectual treasures; searching and never finding, for although Emma Jane had the advantage in years she was still immature.
 
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