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Definition of immature in English: immatureadjective ˌɪməˈtjʊəˌɪməˈtjɔː 1Not fully developed. many of the fish caught are immature Example sentencesExamples - In that eggplant does not experience a marked ripening stage like tomato and pepper, immature and mature fruit were compared.
- The reticulocyte count measures the number of immature red blood cells being produced.
- Sexually immature and drab colored juveniles represent the first phase.
- Some of the solo voices are a bit immature but the choral singing does immense credit to the conductor and his young team.
- Our results suggest that immature birds try to increase fat stores by increasing time available for foraging at stopover sites.
- They are either feasting on escapes of immature farmed fish or on the uneaten feed pellets that accumulate in the water below the cages.
- Because this is kind of what an immature Bald Eagle would look like if you're looking at one.
- The olives, having done pretty well last year, have shed all their immature fruit.
- My only explanation if there wasn't a mix-up is that immature birds have much shorter beaks than their parents.
- Among immature males, those obtained from the wild also clustered together.
- Seeds were harvested at 40 days after flowering and immature seeds were removed.
- The mottled brown raptors I saw on the sixth are indeed immature Brahminy Kites.
- For example, experiments conducted with tomato indicate that immature fruits do not ripen in response to exogenous ethylene.
- Drugs that are effective against the immature and early immature stages should be used at this time of the year.
- They hunt for food at night, live alone and are sometimes found in small groups of adults with immature offspring.
- The ovule is an immature seed, which does not yet contain a viable embryo.
- Safety considerations are more important in children because children are physically and emotionally immature.
- The fruit looks like immature plums, and each variety has its own harvesting schedule.
- I discovered three of them eating the immature fruits in the tree's spreading crown.
- I ate my first immature pea pod of the year, straight off the plant.
Synonyms unripe, not ripe, not mature, not matured, unmellowed undeveloped, unformed, imperfect, unfinished, incomplete crude, raw, green - 1.1 Having or showing an emotional or intellectual development appropriate to someone younger.
his immature sense of humour Example sentencesExamples - He is annoying and a bit immature for his age, but that's okay.
- Going out with someone is a big deal and I find that a bit immature.
- But, my evaluation of her was that she was rather immature and seeking attention.
- The boys you know seem particularly immature for treating you like you're inferior.
- All the guys were immature or just plain weird.
- I could hear people calling me immature but I never cared.
- When I read back over this opinion I realise how immature I was then.
- Then again I did ask for it I called someone an emotionally immature moron.
- Thirdly, there is no need to engage in childish name calling or immature ranting.
- To do otherwise would be as childish and immature as my behaviour in the first place.
- Callie knew she was acting a little immature, but she didn't care.
- She had her immature, childish moments, but there were times when she acted twice her age.
- I think this woman sounds extremely naive, immature and unintelligent on the matter.
- If you think finance dictates social dynamics then you are immature and naive.
- Pardon me for saying this, but people who talk like that strike me as horribly immature.
- I think that maybe you might be more mature than the boys you know and you just don't like immature guys.
- No matter how mature or immature I was at any given point, it would not have shaken that belief.
- He's still a bit immature, but also just 20 years old.
- We had been reassured by professionals he was just immature, so we expected him to gain employment and become independent.
- Some lecturers say the students are immature, unsophisticated and do not know what they want in class.
Synonyms childish, babyish, infantile, juvenile, puerile, jejune, callow, green, inexperienced, unsophisticated, unworldly, naive, ingenuous informal wet behind the ears, born yesterday
Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'premature', referring to death): from Latin immaturus 'untimely, unripe', from in- 'not' + maturus 'ripe' (see mature). Rhymes abjure, adjure, allure, amour, assure, Bahawalpur, boor, Borobudur, Cavour, coiffure, conjure, couture, cure, dastur, de nos jours, doublure, dour, embouchure, endure, ensure, enure, gravure, immure, impure, inure, Jaipur, Koh-i-noor, Kultur, liqueur, lure, manure, moor, Moore, Muir, mure, Nagpur, Namur, obscure, parkour, photogravure, plat du jour, Pompadour, procure, pure, rotogravure, Ruhr, Saussure, secure, simon-pure, spoor, Stour, sure, tour, Tours, velour, Yom Kippur, you're Definition of immature in US English: immatureadjective 1Not fully developed. many of the fish caught are immature Example sentencesExamples - The ovule is an immature seed, which does not yet contain a viable embryo.
- I ate my first immature pea pod of the year, straight off the plant.
- The olives, having done pretty well last year, have shed all their immature fruit.
- They hunt for food at night, live alone and are sometimes found in small groups of adults with immature offspring.
- For example, experiments conducted with tomato indicate that immature fruits do not ripen in response to exogenous ethylene.
- Among immature males, those obtained from the wild also clustered together.
- Because this is kind of what an immature Bald Eagle would look like if you're looking at one.
- The reticulocyte count measures the number of immature red blood cells being produced.
- My only explanation if there wasn't a mix-up is that immature birds have much shorter beaks than their parents.
- Our results suggest that immature birds try to increase fat stores by increasing time available for foraging at stopover sites.
- In that eggplant does not experience a marked ripening stage like tomato and pepper, immature and mature fruit were compared.
- The mottled brown raptors I saw on the sixth are indeed immature Brahminy Kites.
- Sexually immature and drab colored juveniles represent the first phase.
- The fruit looks like immature plums, and each variety has its own harvesting schedule.
- I discovered three of them eating the immature fruits in the tree's spreading crown.
- Drugs that are effective against the immature and early immature stages should be used at this time of the year.
- Some of the solo voices are a bit immature but the choral singing does immense credit to the conductor and his young team.
- Seeds were harvested at 40 days after flowering and immature seeds were removed.
- They are either feasting on escapes of immature farmed fish or on the uneaten feed pellets that accumulate in the water below the cages.
- Safety considerations are more important in children because children are physically and emotionally immature.
Synonyms unripe, not ripe, not mature, not matured, unmellowed - 1.1 Having or showing an emotional or intellectual development appropriate to someone younger.
his immature sense of humor Example sentencesExamples - But, my evaluation of her was that she was rather immature and seeking attention.
- The boys you know seem particularly immature for treating you like you're inferior.
- Thirdly, there is no need to engage in childish name calling or immature ranting.
- Going out with someone is a big deal and I find that a bit immature.
- Some lecturers say the students are immature, unsophisticated and do not know what they want in class.
- We had been reassured by professionals he was just immature, so we expected him to gain employment and become independent.
- Pardon me for saying this, but people who talk like that strike me as horribly immature.
- When I read back over this opinion I realise how immature I was then.
- All the guys were immature or just plain weird.
- To do otherwise would be as childish and immature as my behaviour in the first place.
- I could hear people calling me immature but I never cared.
- She had her immature, childish moments, but there were times when she acted twice her age.
- Then again I did ask for it I called someone an emotionally immature moron.
- Callie knew she was acting a little immature, but she didn't care.
- No matter how mature or immature I was at any given point, it would not have shaken that belief.
- I think this woman sounds extremely naive, immature and unintelligent on the matter.
- I think that maybe you might be more mature than the boys you know and you just don't like immature guys.
- He's still a bit immature, but also just 20 years old.
- If you think finance dictates social dynamics then you are immature and naive.
- He is annoying and a bit immature for his age, but that's okay.
Synonyms childish, babyish, infantile, juvenile, puerile, jejune, callow, green, inexperienced, unsophisticated, unworldly, naive, ingenuous
Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘premature’, referring to death): from Latin immaturus ‘untimely, unripe’, from in- ‘not’ + maturus ‘ripe’ (see mature). |