maturity

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.
  2. (countable, uncountable) When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.
  3. (countable) The state of a debt obligation at the end of the term of maturation thereof, once all interest and any applicable fees have accrued to the principal.
  4. (countable) Date when payment is due.

Synonyms

ripeness
matureness
adulthood
25k
mellowness
maturity date
development
B2
due date
perfection
C1
expiration
22k
readiness
22k
mature
C1
healthiness
importance
B2
life
A1
maturation
perfectness
size
B1
sophisticated
C1
termination
C2
virility
32k
nubility
puberty
C2

full development

term of maturity

full growth

complete development

ripe years

maturity phase

time of maturity

mature stage

degree of maturation

mature period

ripening date

ripening stage

day of maturity

terminal of an agreement

adolescence
22k

day of due date

adultness
age
A2
close
A1
completeness
conclusion
B2
end
A1
🔚
expiry
49k
fulfilment
42k

full age

head
A1
Translations

madurez
maturité
maturità
Reife
maturidade
maduresa
échéance

ωριμότητα

نضوج

λήξη

Fälligkeit
نضج

maturiteit

vencimiento
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/məˈt͡ʃʊəɹəti/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
maturitee
In summary

From Middle English maturitee, maturyte, from Old French maturité, from Latin mātūritātem. By surface analysis, mature + -ity.

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