maturity

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mātūritātem. By surface analysis, mature +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məˈt͡ʃʊəɹəti/, /məˈtjʊəɹəti/
(US) IPA^(key): /məˈtʊəɹəti/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

maturity (countable and uncountable, plural maturities)

The state of being mature, ready or ripe. prime state of productibility and self expression.
Some foods and drinks, like wine, only reach their full taste at maturity, which literally comes at a price.
The ability to take responsibility is a sign of maturity.
When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.
The entire tank of guppies was in their maturity and ready to mate.
Some insect species reach sexual maturity well before their own bodily maturity
(countable, finance, insurance) 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.
(countable, finance, insurance) Date when payment is due.
The note was cashed at maturity.

Synonyms

matureness
ripeness
adulthood
(finance) due date

Antonyms

naïveté
immaturity

Derived terms

maturity date
sexual maturity

Related terms

maturation

Translations

state of being mature, ready or ripe

Arabic: نَضْج‎ m (naḍj)
Azerbaijani: yetkinlik
Bulgarian: зрялост (bg) f (zrjalost)
Catalan: maduresa (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 成熟 (zh) (chéngshú, chéngshóu)
Dutch: maturiteit (nl), rijpheid (nl)
Esperanto: matureco
Finnish: kypsyys (fi)
French: maturité (fr) f
Georgian: სიმწიფე (simc̣ipe)
German: Reife (de) f
Greek: ωριμότητα (el) f (orimótita)
Irish: aibíocht f, lánaibíocht f, foirfeacht f, abúlacht f
Italian: maturità (it) f
Japanese: 成熟 (ja) (seijuku)
Kazakh: кәмелет (kämelet)
Latin: mātūritās f
Manx: appeeid m, appeeys m
Polish: dojrzałość (pl) f
Portuguese: maturidade (pt) f
Romanian: maturitate (ro) f
Russian: зре́лость (ru) f (zrélostʹ)
Slovene: zrelost f
Spanish: madurez (es) f
Swedish: mogenhet (sv) c
Telugu: పరిపక్వత (te) (paripakvata)
Turkish: olgunluk (tr)

when bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin

Azerbaijani: yetişkənlik
Bulgarian: зрялост (bg) f (zrjalost)
Catalan: maduresa (ca) f
Dutch: maturiteit (nl), geslachtsrijpheid, volwassenheid (nl), wasdom (nl) m
Finnish: täysikasvuisuus (fi), sukukypsyys
Greek: ωριμότητα (el) f (orimótita)
Hebrew: בַּגְרוּת‎ (he) f (bagrút)
Irish: foirfeacht f
Kazakh: кәмелет (kämelet)
Manx: appeeid m, appeeys m
Polish: dojrzałość (pl) f, dorosłość (pl) f
Portuguese: maturidade (pt) f
Romanian: maturitate (ro) f
Slovene: odraslost f
Swedish: mognad (sv) c
Telugu: పరిపక్వత (te) (paripakvata)
Turkish: yetişkinlik (tr)

ready for execution or coming due

Bulgarian: падеж (bg) m (padež)
Dutch: vervaldag (nl), betaaldatum
Finnish: eräpäivä (fi), maturiteetti (fi)
Manx: ^{(please verify)} appeeid m, ^{(please verify)} appeeys m
Slovene: zapadlost f
Spanish: vencimiento (es) m

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French: ^{(please verify)} maturité (fr)
Scottish Gaelic: ^{(please verify)} abaichead m, ^{(please verify)} foirfeachd f, ^{(please verify)} inbhe f, ^{(please verify)} inbheachd f, ^{(please verify)} ìre f, ^{(please verify)} iomlanachd f