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mature
What does mature mean?
mature (adjective): fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behavior or thinking; ripe.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use mature in a sentence?
- She is quite mature for her age. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- The excellent mature eggplants grown in the garden plot are quickly being picked up by family and friends. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does mature come from?
From late Middle English mature, from Middle French mature, from Latin mātūrus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of mature?
Words related to mature
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “mature” mean?
fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behavior or thinking; ripe
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precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
Not quite: that's what explicit means.
of a statement, conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct
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existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact
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