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- pronunciation:
- I
m
chur
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not completely grown or developed; not mature.
The immature apples taste sour.- synonyms:
- childish, green, juvenile, young
- antonyms:
- adult, mature, ripe
- similar words:
- adolescent, incomplete, raw
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| definition 2: |
without the wisdom or good sense of an adult; childish or foolish.
It was immature of him not to apologize for breaking the doll.- synonyms:
- childish, juvenile
- antonyms:
- mature
- similar words:
- adolescent, green
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| related words: |
baby, childish, dependent, little, primitive |
| derivations: |
immaturely (adv.), immaturity (n.) |
The word immature
contains the following part:
im-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with the letter "m," "p," and "b." See in-2.
Example words:
immaculate, immature, immediate, immortal, immune, impartial, impatient, imperfect, impersonal, impolite, impossible, improper, improvise, impudent, impure
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