matureness

ma·ture

 (mə-tyo͝or′, -to͝or′, -cho͝or′)

adj. ma·tur·er, ma·tur·est

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. Composed of adults: a mature audience.

4. Worked out fully by the mind; considered: a mature plan of action.

5. Having reached the limit of its time; due: a mature bond.

6. No longer subject to great expansion or development. Used of an industry, market, or product.

7. Geology Having reached maximum development of form. Used of streams and landforms.

v. ma·tured, ma·tur·ing, ma·tures

v.tr.

1. To bring to full development; ripen.

2. To work out fully in the mind: "able to digest and mature my thoughts for my own mind only" (John Stuart Mill).

v.intr.

1. To evolve toward or reach full development: The child's judgment matures as she grows older.

2. To become due. Used of notes and bonds.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mātūrus; see mā- in Indo-European roots.]

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ma·ture′ly adv.

ma·ture′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

matureness - state of being mature; full development maturity state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" adulthood - the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity ripeness - the state of being ripe youth - early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced post-maturity, post-menopause - the state in which women have stopped ovulating

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Translations

نُضوج، بُلوغ

zralost

modenhed

Reife

maturité

òroski

maturità

erginlikolgunluk

成熟

mature

(məˈtjuə) adjective

1. (having the qualities of someone who, or something that, is) fully grown or developed. a very mature person. volwasse ناضِج، تام النُّمو зрял maduro zralý reif moden ώριμοςmaduro küps بالغ kypsä mûrמבוגר पूर्ण विकसित potpuno razvijen, odrastao érett dewasa þroskaður maturo 成熟した 완전히 성장한 subrendęs nobriedis dewasa volwassenmoden, voksendojrzały بالغ،تكامل يافته maduro matur зрелый, взрослый zrelý zrel zreo mogen, fullt utvecklad เติบโตเต็มที่ olgun, ergin 成熟的 стиглий; зрілий بالغ chín chắn 成熟的

2. (of cheese, wine etc) ready for eating or drinking. a mature cheese. verouderd جاهِز للطَّعام أو الشَّراب узрял maduro vyzrálý reif moden; lagret έτοιμοςmaduro laagerdunud اماده kypsä fait; bon à boire בשל पका हुआ zreo érett matang þroskaður, tilbúinn maturo, , 熟した 잘 익은 subrendęs, išlaikytas izturēts, nogatavināts matang rijpmodendojrzały تيار maduro maturat зрелый; выдержанный vyzretý dozorel zreo mogen บ่มได้ที่ olgun, olmuş 熟成的(乳酪、葡萄酒等) дозрілий, готовий استعمال کے لیے تیار chín 熟的，发酵成熟的

verb

1. to make or become mature. She matured early. grootword يَنْضُج узрявам amadurecer dospět; dozrát heranreifen blive moden; blive voksen ωριμάζωmadurar küpseks saama, küpseks tegema بالغ شدن kypsyä mûrir לְהִתבַּגֵר पकना odrasti megérik menjadi dewasa þroska(st) maturare 成熟する 성숙하다 subręsti nobriest menjadi dewasa rijp worden, volwassen worden modnedojrzewać بالغ كيدل amadurecer a (se) maturiza развиться, созреть dospieť zoreti sazreti mogna ทำให้สมบูรณ์ olgunlaşmak 使成熟，成熟 достигати; доходити зрілості بالغ ہونا یا کرنا trở nên chín chắn 使成熟，成熟，长成

2. (of an insurance policy) to become due to be paid. My insurance policy matures when I reach sixty-five. verval يَسْتَحِق الدَّفْع платим vencer nabýt splatnosti fällig werden komme til udbetaling λήγωvencer tähtpäevuma به موعد رسیدن erääntyä arriver à échéance חָל פִּירָעוֹן הַבִּיטוּח प्रौढ़ होना dospjeti esedékessé válik jatuh tempo koma til útborgunar scadere 満期になる 만기가 되다 sueiti mokėjimo terminui (par termiņu) beigties tempoh matang vervallenforfalle til utbetaling być do wypłaty په ټاكل شوى وخت رارسيدل vencer a ajunge la scadenţă наступать nadobudnúť platnosť zapasti dospeti förfalla (falla ut) [till betalning] ถึงกำหนด vadesi gelmek 到期 наставати میعاد ادایگی پر پہنچنا đến hạn thanh toán 到期

maˈturely adverb

vervallend بصورةٍ ناضِجَه зряло maduramente zrale ewig modent; voksent ώριμα maduramente küpselt بالغ kypsästi mûrement בְבַגרוּת परिपक्वता के साथ zreo éretten secara dewasa á þroskaðan hátt; skynsamlega a mente fredda 成熟して 성숙하여 brandžiai pārdomāti dengan matang volwassenmodent dojrzale بالغ maturamente (în mod) matur; cu matu­ritate зрело zrelo zrelo zrelo moget อย่างเจริญเติบโต olgunca 成熟地 зріло سنجیدگی سے một cách chín chắn 成熟地

maˈturity noun

vervaldatum نُضوج، بُلوغ зрелост maturidade zralost; dospělost die Reife modenhed ωριμότηταmadurez küps iga بلوغ kypsyys maturitéהתבגרות परिपक्वता zrelost érettség kedewasaan þroski; það að vera tilbúinn; gjalddagi maturità 成熟 성숙 brandumas, branda briedums; gatavība kematangan rijpheid, volwassenheidmodenhetdojrzałość بلوغ،لوى والى maturidade maturitate зрелость zrelosť zrelost zrelost mognad, mogen ålder, förfallotid, -dag การเจริญเติบโตเต็มที่ olgunluk, erginlik 成熟 стиглість; зрілість رسیدگی، پختگی tính trưởng thành 成熟

maˈtureness noun

volwassenheid نُضوج، بُلوغ платимост maturidade zralost die Reife modenhed ωριμότηταmadurez küpsus رسیدگی kypsyys maturitéבגרות परिपक्व zrelost érettség kematangan þroski maturità 成熟 성숙함 brandumas bersifat matang rijpheid, volwassenheidmodenhetdojrzałość لويوالى،ودى ته رسيدلى maturidade maturitate зрелость zrelosť zrelost zrelost mognad การเจริญเติบโตเต็มที่ olgunluk, erginlik 成熟 зрілість پختگی tính chín; chín chắn 成熟

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