maturity

English

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Etymology

mature + -ity

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /məˈt͡ʃʊəɹəti/, /məˈtjʊəɹəti/
• (US) IPA: /məˈtʊəɹəti/

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Noun

maturity (countable and uncountable; plural maturities)

1. The state of being mature, ready or ripe

   Some foods and drinks, like wine, only reach their full taste at maturity, which literally comes at a price

2. When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin

   The entire tank of guppies was in their maturity and ready to mate.

   Some insect species reach sexual maturity well before their own bodily maturity

3. (countable, finance) Date when payment is due

   The note was cashed at maturity.

Synonyms

• matureness
• ripeness
• adulthood
• (finance) due date

Antonyms

• immaturity

Derived terms

• maturity date
• sexual maturity

Related terms

• maturation

Translations

state of being mature, ready or ripe

Arabic: نضج (ar) (naDj) m. Catalan: maduresa (ca) f. Chinese: 成熟 (cmn) (chéngshú, chéngshóu) Dutch: maturiteit, rijpheid Finnish: kypsyys (fi) French: maturité (fr) f. Georgian: სიმწიფე (ka) (simcip'e) German: Reife (de) f. Italian: maturita (it)

Italian: maturità (it) Japanese: 成熟 (ja) (seijuku) Polish: dojrzałość f. Portuguese: maturidade (pt) f. Romanian: maturitate (ro) f. Russian: зрелость (ru) (zrélost') f. Slovene: zrelost (sl) f. Spanish: madurez (es) f. Telugu: పరిపక్వత (paripakvata) Turkish: olgunluk (tr)

when bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin

Catalan: maduresa (ca) f. Dutch: maturiteit, geslachtsrijpheid, volwassenheid, wasdom m. Finnish: täysikasvuisuus (fi), sukukypsyys (fi) Polish: dojrzałość f., dorosłość f.

Portuguese: maturidade (pt) f. Romanian: maturitate (ro) f. Slovene: odraslost (sl) f. Telugu: పరిపక్వత (paripakvata) Turkish: yetişkinlik (tr)

ready for execution or coming due

Dutch: vervaldag, betaaldatum Finnish: eräpäivä, maturiteetti

Slovene: zapadlost (sl) f.

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French: maturité Scottish Gaelic: abaichead m, foirfeachd f, inbhe f, inbheachd f, ìre f, iomlanachd f