Maturity - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |məˈtʃʊrətɪ|  American pronunciation of the word maturity
Brit.  |məˈtʃʊərətɪ|  British pronunciation of the word maturity

noun

- the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed (syn: adulthood)
- state of being mature; full development (syn: matureness)
- the date on which an obligation must be repaid

Extra examples

His behavior shows a lack of maturity.

He reached emotional maturity late in his life.

The bond will reach maturity in 10 years.

Maturities on these bonds can be as long as 10 years.

Through the years of my maturity...

Beth shows a maturity way beyond her 16 years.

One day you'll have the maturity to understand.

The tree will reach only 5 feet at maturity.

These insects reach full maturity after a few weeks.

He lacks the emotional maturity to appreciate poetry.

...she had the smarts to start college at age 16, but perhaps not the emotional maturity...

Youth blossomed into maturity

Word forms

noun
singular: maturity
plural: maturities
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