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Where I didn't have the maturity and the compassion to consider other people's needs, I did a lot of damage.
Peter Coyote

Meaning of "maturity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATURITY

maturity  [məˈtjʊərɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATURITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Maturity 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 MATURITY 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 maturity in the English dictionary

The first definition of maturity in the dictionary is the state or quality of being mature; full development. Other definition of maturity is the date upon which a bill of exchange, bond, note, etc, becomes due for repayment. Maturity is also the state of a bill, note, etc, when due.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MATURITY


authority
ɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
celebrity
sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ
cybersecurity
ˌsaɪbəˌsɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
entirety
ɪnˈtaɪərɪtɪ
flexicurity
ˌflɛksɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
futurity
fjuːˈtjʊərɪtɪ
immaturity
ˌɪməˈtjʊərɪtɪ
impurity
ɪmˈpjʊərɪtɪ
insecurity
ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
majority
məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ
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 MATURITY

mattress cover
maturable
maturate
maturation
maturational
maturative
mature
mature student
maturely
matureness
matutinal
matutinally
matweed
maty
matza
matzah
matzo
matzo balls
matzo cracker
matzo meal

WORDS THAT END LIKE MATURITY

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 maturity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MATURITY»

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

Translation of «maturity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATURITY

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

Translator English - Chinese

发育成熟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

madurez
570 millions of speakers

English

maturity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परिपक्वता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النضج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зрелость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maturidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিপক্বতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maturité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kematangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reife
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

成熟
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성숙함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kadewasan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trưởng thành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதிர்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परिपक्वता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

olgunluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maturità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dojrzałość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зрілість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

maturitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ωριμότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

volwassenheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mognad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

modenhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maturity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATURITY»

The term «maturity» is very widely used and occupies the 15.541 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATURITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «maturity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «maturity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «MATURITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word maturity.
1
Nicos Anastasiades
I would like to thank the Cypriot people for their maturity and collectedness shown in their interactions with the Cypriot Banks.
2
Terri Apter
Adolescence is society's permission slip for combining physical maturity with psychological irresponsibility.
3
Jane Badler
I think some people in their 20s really get it, that acting is about creativity and the work. They get their maturity from their work.
4
Wendell Berry
The fertility cycle is a cycle entirely of living creatures passing again and again through birth, growth, maturity, death, and decay.
5
Robert Blair
Throughout the whole vegetable, sensible, and rational world, whatever makes progress towards maturity, as soon as it has passed that point, begins to verge towards decay.
6
Greg Boyle
Kids are different from adults. They are not as developed as far as brain science, controlling impulses, and maturity, and fall prey to all kinds of pressures.
7
Chris Brown
I'm 18 in this album. I'm not losing fans, and I'm not disrepecting women, but you reach the maturity of taking it to the next level with a girl. It was only necessary for me to have at least one song like that.
8
John le Carre
I don't know whether it's age or maturity, but I certainly find myself committed more and more to the looser forms of Western democracy at any price.
9
Peter Coyote
Where I didn't have the maturity and the compassion to consider other people's needs, I did a lot of damage.
10
Robertson Davies
A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATURITY»

Discover the use of maturity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maturity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Maturity: The Responsibility of Being Oneself
In a culture infatuated with youth and determined to avoid old age at all costs, this book dares to raise a question that has been all but forgotten in the age of Viagra and cosmetic surgery.
Osho, 1999
2
Birth to Maturity: A Study in Psychological Development
The book emphasizes the relationship between early experiences and adult characteristics, and has remained throughout the years a forceful argument for and illustration of the continuity thesis.
Jerome Kagan, 1962
3
Artificial Maturity: Helping Kids Meet the Challenge of ...
Anyone who cares about the future of this generation and the generation following them should read this book." —Mary Gerardy, dean, Wake Forest University "Artificial Maturity is a perfect example of putting meaningful thoughts into ...
Tim Elmore, 2012
4
Project Management Maturity Model, Second Edition
Chapters are based on the nine project management knowledge areas specified in the Project Management Institute's standard, the PMBOK® Guide. This edition also provides new and revised materials based on the PMBOK® Guide Third Edition.
J. Kent Crawford, 2006
5
Spiritual Maturity: Principles of Spiritual Growth for Every ...
Now, this new edition of Spiritual Maturity includes a "For Reflection" section, making it an ideal resource for both individual and group study.
J. Oswald Sanders, 2007
6
Using the Project Management Maturity Model: Strategic ...
In this hands-on book, Kerzner offers a unique, industry-validated tool for helping companies of all sizes assess and improve their progress in integrating project management into every part of their organizations.
Harold R. Kerzner, 2011
7
The Gifted Group in Later Maturity
This volume traces the progress of the men and women in the Terman Study of the Gifted through the years of later maturity, when most of them were in their sixties and seventies.
Carole K. Holahan, Robert Richardson Sears, Lee Joseph Cronbach, 1995
8
Maturity: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
9
From Birth to Maturity: An Outline of the Psychological ...
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Charlotte Buhler, 1999
10
Mind-body Maturity: Psychological Approaches to Sports, ...
This book has been structured to depict the patterns accepted by those who relate mental processes, physical behaviours and performances to the ongoing process of human development and productivity.
Louis Diamant, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATURITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maturity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Graeme McDowell: Paul Dunne has that Spieth maturity to him
“He has that Jordan (Spieth) maturity to him a little bit.” The Ryder Cup star believes had Dunne maintained his progress and finished strongly ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
2
American Muslims should show maturity, not guilt
They know I am only referring to Roof. Why can my fellow Muslims not display similar maturity? Better yet: Why don't they consider the problems ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
3
Survey: Organization's size doesn't indicate its “security maturity
Regardless of size, nearly three-quarters of companies lack the maturity to address cyber security risks, according to the inaugural ... «Cyber Security Business, Jul 15»
4
US corn crop maturity progresses quickly
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, U.S. — U.S. crop maturity came within one point of the five-year average according to a report released on July 20 by ... «World Grain, Jul 15»
5
DAE repays US$705 million bank loan ahead of scheduled maturity
Dubai: Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. announced today that it has fully repaid a US$705 million bank loan facility from the proceeds of ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
6
UFC: Ronda Rousey Admires Conor McGregor's Maturity
Ronda Rousey, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's bantamweight champion, is discovering new personalities to admire in the ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
7
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM) Ex-Dividend Date …
will begin trading ex-dividend on July 21, 2015. A cash dividend payment of $1E-06 per share is scheduled to be paid on July 31, 2015. «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
8
Matilda Amissah Arthur has shown maturity by Apologising
The Wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Matilda Amissah Arthur has shown maturity by apologizing for the statement that she thought was intended ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
9
MATURITY MATTERS
As the summer wears on, Arrieta is learning how to adjust to heat and humidity and the difference in preparing for day and night starts. «South Bend Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Shares of First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (NASDAQ:FTSM …
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (NASDAQ:FTSM) had an volatile session and gained 0.03 points till last call. The price was at $59.93, ... «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Maturity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/maturity>. Apr 2024 ».
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