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- pronunciation:
- m
chur
[or]
m
tur
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
fully grown.
A mature oak tree is very tall.- synonyms:
- adult, grown
- antonyms:
- immature, young
- similar words:
- big, grown-up, ripe
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| definition 2: |
fully developed in mental, emotional, or physical qualities.
It was very mature of you to let your brother have the front seat.- antonyms:
- childish, immature, juvenile, young
- similar words:
- adult, grown-up, mellow, seasoned
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| related words: |
sophisticated |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
matures, maturing, matured |
| definition 1: |
to cause to become ripe or fully developed.
Plenty of sun and water matured the apples.- synonyms:
- ripen
- similar words:
- age, mellow, season
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| definition 2: |
to come to full or complete physical development.
She matured more rapidly than her friends.- synonyms:
- grow up
- similar words:
- evolve
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| related words: |
blossom, develop, flourish, grow |
| derivations: |
maturely (adv.), matureness (n.) |
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