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- Dictionaryim·ma·tu·ri·ty/ˌiməˈto͝orədē/
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- 1. the state of being immature or not fully grown: "the immaturity of the immune system in very young children makes them especially vulnerable" Similar
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IMMATURITY definition: 1. behaviour that is not as calm and wise as people expect from someone of your age: 2. the fact…. Learn more.
1. a. : exhibiting less than an expected degree of maturity. emotionally immature adults. b. : lacking complete growth, differentiation, or development. immature fruits. a sexually immature bird. c. : having the potential capacity to attain a definitive form or state : crude, unfinished. a vigorous but immature school of art. 2. archaic : premature
The state of immaturity suggests something that has not ripened or is not fully grown. Applied to humans, it is the state of being less than fully-grown, or at least of acting in a childish or silly manner.
Immaturity definition: a state or condition of being immature. See examples of IMMATURITY used in a sentence.
noun. Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown. Wiktionary. Synonyms: immatureness. imperfection. greenness. rawness. babyishness. callowness. ignorance. puerility. childishness. infantilism. childish behavior. incompleteness. infancy. adolescence. youthfulness. Antonyms: maturity. Other Word Forms of Immaturity. Noun. Singular:
1. Not fully grown or developed: an immature plant. 2. Marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity: silly, immature behavior. See Synonyms at young. n. An immature animal; a juvenile. [Latin immātūrus : in-, not; see in-1 + mātūrus, mature; see mā- in Indo-European roots .] im′ma·ture′ly adv. im′ma·tur′i·ty, im′ma·ture′ness n.
IMMATURITY definition: a state or condition of being immature | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
the state of not being fully developed or grown. the immaturity of renal function in some infants. opposite maturity. Check pronunciation: immaturity. Definition of immaturity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a state or condition of being immature: the immaturity of one's behavior; the immaturity of a country's technology.
not having much experience of something: politically immature. biology specialized. not yet completely grown or developed: While the animals are still immature, they do not breed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physically and mentally mature & immature. adult.
