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Inconsistencies in men are generally testimony to their immaturity.
Edwin Louis Cole

Meaning of "immaturity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMMATURITY

immaturity  [ˌɪməˈtjʊərɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMMATURITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Immaturity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IMMATURITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Maturity

Maturity may refer to: ▪ Adulthood or age of majority ▪ Capability Maturity Model, in software engineering, a model representing the degree of formality and optimization of processes in an organization ▪ Developmental age ▪ Mature technology, a term indicating that a technology has been in use and development for long enough that most of its initial problems have been overcome ▪ Maturity, a financial term indicating the final date for payment of principal and interest ▪ Maturity, a geological term describing rock, source rock, and hydrocarbon generation ▪ Maturity, a term in developmental psychology to indicate that a person responds to the circumstances or environment in an appropriate manner ▪ Maturity, a geological term describing the proximity of a sedimentary deposit from its source ▪ Sexual maturity, the stage when an organism can reproduce, though this is distinct from adulthood...

Definition of immaturity in the English dictionary

The definition of immaturity in the dictionary is the state of not being fully grown or developed. Other definition of immaturity is the state of being deficient in maturity; lacking wisdom, insight, emotional stability, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMMATURITY


authority
ɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
celebrity
sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ
cybersecurity
ˌsaɪbəˌsɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
entirety
ɪnˈtaɪərɪtɪ
flexicurity
ˌflɛksɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
futurity
fjuːˈtjʊərɪtɪ
impurity
ɪmˈpjʊərɪtɪ
insecurity
ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
majority
məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ
maturity
məˈtjʊərɪtɪ
minority
maɪˈnɒrɪtɪ
obscurity
əbˈskjʊərɪtɪ
overmaturity
ˌəʊvəməˈtjʊərɪtɪ
prematurity
ˌprɛməˈtjʊərɪtɪ
pretty
ˈprɪtɪ
purity
ˈpjʊərɪtɪ
queerity
ˈkwɪərɪtɪ
rarity
ˈrɛərɪtɪ
security
sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
top-security
tɒp sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMMATURITY

immaculateness
immanence
immanency
immanent
immanentism
immanentist
immanently
Immanuel
immaterial
immaterialise
immaterialism
immaterialist
immateriality
immaterialize
immaterially
immaterialness
immature
immaturely
immatureness
immeasurability

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMMATURITY

acceptor impurity
bio-security
breach of security
clarity
collective security
data security
Department of Social Security
homeland security
in the majority
integrity
job security
listed security
popularity
priority
prosperity
severity
similarity
social security
solidarity
top security

Synonyms and antonyms of immaturity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMMATURITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «immaturity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of immaturity

Translation of «immaturity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMMATURITY

Find out the translation of immaturity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of immaturity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «immaturity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不成熟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inmadurez
570 millions of speakers

English

immaturity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपरिपक्वता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدم النضج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незрелость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imaturidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসম্পূর্ণতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

immaturité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak matang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unreife
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

未熟
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미성숙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tanpa wates
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chưa thành thuộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிறைவடையாமல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपरिपक्वता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hamlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

immaturità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedojrzałość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незрілість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imaturitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανωριμότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onvolwassenheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omogenhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umodenhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of immaturity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMATURITY»

The term «immaturity» is regularly used and occupies the 69.875 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMATURITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about immaturity

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6 QUOTES WITH «IMMATURITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word immaturity.
1
Vera Brittain
Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity.
2
Edwin Louis Cole
Inconsistencies in men are generally testimony to their immaturity.
3
Immanuel Kant
Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.
4
John Shelby Spong
Oh the Christian church has encouraged enormous immaturity among the peoples who are its primary adherence.
5
Jann Wenner
There's a level of immaturity to people who just can't clean up after themselves.
6
Edith Wharton
Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMMATURITY»

Discover the use of immaturity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to immaturity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Men to Boys: The Making of Modern Immaturity
The Making of Modern Immaturity Gary Cross. life beyond pleasure island Some Hope? These trends, rooted deeply in social, economic, and cultural changes, show us the futility of singling out today's youth for blame or even finding the ...
Gary Cross, 2010
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Philip Roth's Rude Truth: The Art of Immaturity
Something of this diacritical shiftiness is suggested by one of immaturity's most exuberant twentieth-century theorists, Witold Gombrowicz (1904–1969), the Polish novelist admired by Philip Roth. “I am simply more aware of my immaturity [than ...
Ross Posnock, 2008
3
Pathology of the Human Placenta
Persisting immaturity of unknown etiology is a usual feature in postterm pregnancies (Fox, 1968; Kemnitz & Theuring, 1974) (for details, see Chapter 14). Villous maturation features in most cases resemble synchronous developmental stages ...
Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann, 2000
4
Vandalism: The Crime of Immaturity
An analysis of the costly problem of vandalism in America discusses the young offenders, the juvenile justice system, the causes of vandalism, and what communities and individuals can do to prevent such criminal acts
Dorothy B. Francis, 1983
5
Imaging of the Newborn, Infant, and Young Child
Pulmonary immaturity, or "immature lung," is not truly a radiographic diagnosis, but one needs to understand the immature infant's lung before considering pulmonary conditions unique to this time of life. In terms of pulmonary immaturity, it is ...
Leonard E. Swischuk, 2004
6
The Encyclopedia of Immaturity: How to Never Grow Up - ...
The ultimate how-not-to-grow-up guide. The Encyclopedia of Immaturity contains more than 300 entries, all painstakingly explicated and illuminated with full-colour photographs, illustrations, diagrams and the occasional footnote.
Klutz Editors, 2009
7
Psychology of Education: Pupils and learning
30. NATURE. AND. USES. OF. IMMATURITY. J. Bruner To understand the nature of any species fully, we need to know more than the ways of its adults. We need to know how its young are brought from initial, infantile inadequacy to mature, ...
Peter K. Smith, Anthony D. Pellegrini, 2000
8
Readings on Human Nature
Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self- imposed immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one's understanding without guidance from another. This immaturity is self-imposed when its cause lies not in lack of understanding, but in  ...
Peter Loptson, 1998
9
Children at Risk
Parental. Immaturity. Although not a specific psychiatric disorder per se, parental immaturity (i.e., a young adult's development of independent living skills, cognitive problem-solving, or emotional development) has long been suspected to play ...
Robert T. Ammerman, Michel Hersen, 1990
10
Vital Statistics of the United States
7) -766 -771 Hemorrhagic disease of newborn Without mention of immaturity (.0) With immaturity (.5)-- Ill-defined diseases peculiar to early infancy, including nutritional maladjustment 772,773 Without mention of immaturity (.0) With immaturity ...
‎1955

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMMATURITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term immaturity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Reality theater production opening today in Willmar designed to shock
He raised four kids and realizes that youth's immaturity can yield devastating consequences, death being chief among them. According to data ... «West Central Tribune, Jul 15»
2
The Internet of Things and the Enterprise Opportunity - Forbes
Despite this immaturity, there are already sporadic examples of existing and planned uses across a wide range of industries. Enterprises will ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
What s Enlightenment (post from Berlin, June 5 2015) - Jewish Journal
Immaturity here means relying on other people to do your thinking for you. He is referring to political leaders, clergy, and all manner of experts. «Jewish Journal, Jul 15»
4
Damage to Jailed Youth 'can last for life' | Al Jazeera America
The legal maneuvers were part of an effort to combat the fear of so-called “superpredators”—crazed minors whose unchecked immaturity might ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
5
The Beautiful Love Story of Hot Bollywood Couple Ranbir Kapoor …
“Yes, I've cheated, out of immaturity, out of inexperience, out of taking advantage of certain temptations, out of callousness. You realize it now ... «India West, Jul 15»
6
On Delmarva, youth will be served. With a ticket - DelmarvaNow.com
But at expert said it might be the relative immaturity of younger drivers, not that police target them. And as drivers get older, they become more ... «Delmarva Daily Times, Jul 15»
7
Darker clouds over FSU making it hard to pick Seminoles as ACC …
... involving a rape charge he was cleared of during the championship-winning season — and a couple other issues that showed his immaturity. «Anderson Independent Mail, Jul 15»
8
Frank Mir, a man of many UFC lives (and bodies), embarks on yet …
The fact that he did exactly that, Duffee said in post-fight quotes distributed by the UFC, was “just immaturity” on his part. And yeah, there's some ... «MMAjunkie.com, Jul 15»
9
Why we expect more of DeAngelo Hall in 2015 - 247Sports
Though he at times showed his immaturity during his early days playing in Atlanta, Hall was an established leader in Washington. Still, on the ... «247Sports.com, Jul 15»
10
History of the vegetable most hated by Japanese children | The …
The slight bitterness in green peppers is due to their immaturity, which lessens as they ripen. The last kind of pepper introduced to Japan is the ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»

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