maturity
/məˈtʃʊɹəti/muh-CHUU-ruh-tee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/məˈtʃʊɹəti/muh-CHUU-ruh-tee
Meaningthe state of being mature
Common meaning: being fully grown or developed
Other meanings: sensible adulthood
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- maturripe, timelyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1120 · scan
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinmātūrus, -a, -um‘ripe, timely’
- Englishmature‘fully grown’
- Englishformed in English from maturematurity‘being fully grown or developed’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from mature + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MATURE, p.359 · scan
Roots
- mātūrus, -a, -um Latin “ripe, timely”
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