maturity

noun

/məˈtʃʊərəti/, /məˈtjʊərəti/

/məˈtʃʊrəti/, /məˈtʊrəti/

[uncountable]

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the quality of thinking and behaving in a sensible, adult manner
- He has maturity beyond his years.
- Her poems show great maturity.
- She has shown great maturity in her behaviour this term.
compare immaturityTopics Life stagesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- growing
- increasing
- …
verb + maturity
- have
- demonstrate
- display
- …
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(of a person, an animal, or a plant) the state of being fully grown or developed
- The forest will take 100 years to reach maturity.
- The insects lay eggs when they approach maturity.
compare immaturity
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- physical
- psychological
- …
verb + maturity
- attain
- come to
- grow to
- …
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understanding and skill that an artist develops over a period of time
- These latest paintings show how the artist has really grown in maturity.
(business) (of an insurance policy, etc.) the time when money you have invested is ready to be paid

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin maturitas, from maturus ‘timely, ripe’.

单词	maturity
释义	maturity noun /məˈtʃʊərəti/, /məˈtjʊərəti/ /məˈtʃʊrəti/, /məˈtʊrəti/ [uncountable] jump to other results the quality of thinking and behaving in a sensible, adult manner He has maturity beyond his years. Her poems show great maturity. She has shown great maturity in her behaviour this term. compare immaturityTopics Life stagesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great growing increasing … verb + maturity have demonstrate display … See full entry (of a person, an animal, or a plant) the state of being fully grown or developed The forest will take 100 years to reach maturity. The insects lay eggs when they approach maturity. compare immaturity Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective full physical psychological … verb + maturity attain come to grow to … See full entry understanding and skill that an artist develops over a period of time These latest paintings show how the artist has really grown in maturity. (business) (of an insurance policy, etc.) the time when money you have invested is ready to be paid Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin maturitas, from maturus ‘timely, ripe’.
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