Origin: Latin
suffix -ure
Immature has 7 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Noun
1
An immature member of a species.
"The farmer carefully picked only the mature tomatoes, leaving the immature ones on the vine to ripen further."
Adjective
1
characteristic of a lack of maturity
"immature behavior"
2
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
"young people"
3
not fully developed or mature; not ripe
"unripe fruit"
"fried green tomatoes"
"green wood"
4
not yet mature
"The young sapling was still too immature to withstand the harsh winter winds."
5
(of birds) not yet having developed feathers
"a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill"
6
Occurring before the proper time; untimely, premature (especially of death).
"The sudden loss of our youngest sibling felt deeply immature in his life."
Example Sentences
"immature behavior"
adjective
"young people"
adjective
"unripe fruit"
adjective
"fried green tomatoes"
adjective
"green wood"
adjective
"a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill"
adjective
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