HyperDic: immature

English > 5 senses of the word immature:
ADJECTIVEallimmaturecharacteristic of a lack of maturity
allimmature, young(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
allimmature, green, unripe, unripenednot fully developed or mature
allimmaturenot yet mature
allimmature, unfledged(of birds) not yet having developed feathers
immature > pronunciation
Soundsih.mahtyuh'r
Rhymesallure ... Ur: 39 rhymes with uhr...
English > immature: 5 senses > adjective 1
Meaningcharacteristic of a lack of maturity.
Example"immature behavior"
Narroweradolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerileDisplaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
babyishcharacteristic of a baby
childish, infantileIndicating a lack of maturity
Oppositematurecharacteristic of maturity
Spanishinfantil, inmaduro
Catalaninmadur
Nounsimmaturity, immaturenessnot having reached maturity
Adverbsimmaturelyin an immature manner
English > immature: 5 senses > adjective 2
Meaning(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth.
Synonymyoung
Categoryliving thing, animate thingA living (or once living) entity
Attribute ofageHow long something has existed
Narroweradolescent, teen, teenage, teenagedOf the age 13 through 19
boyish, boylike, schoolboyishbefitting or characteristic of a young boy
childlike, childlybefitting a young child
earlyVery young
five-year-oldFive years of age
four-year-oldFour years of age
girlish, schoolgirlishbefitting or characteristic of a young girl
infantileBeing or befitting or characteristic of an infant
juniorIncluding or intended for youthful persons
little, small(of children and animals) young, immature
newbornrecently born
one-year-oldOne year of age
preteen, preadolescentOf or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12
puppyish, puppylikecharacteristic of a puppy
tenderyoung and immature
three-year-oldThree years of age
two-year-oldTwo years of age
youngishSomewhat young
youthful, vernal, youngSuggestive of youth
See alsoimmaturenot yet mature
junioryounger
newnot of long duration
Oppositeold(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
Spanishjoven
Catalanjove
Nounsimmaturenessnot having reached maturity
English > immature: 5 senses > adjective 3
Meaningnot fully developed or mature; not ripe.
Synonymsgreen, unripe, unripened
Narrowerunagednot subjected to an aging process
Oppositeripe, maturefully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
Spanishcrudo, inmaduro, inmaturo, verde
Catalanimmadur, immatur, verd
Nounsimmaturity, immaturenessnot having reached maturity
English > immature: 5 senses > adjective 4
Meaningnot yet mature.
Attribute ofageHow long something has existed
maturity, maturenessstate of being mature / mature
NarroweradolescentIn the state of development between puberty and maturity
embryonic, embryologic, embryonalOf an organism prior to birth or hatching
inchoative, inceptiveBeginning to develop
larvalImmature of its kind
prepubescent, prepubertal(especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty
prepupalOf an inactive stage / stage in the development of some insects, between the larval and the pupal stages
pubescent(of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature
pupalOf the insects in the chrysalis (cocoon) or post larval stage / stage
underdevelopednot yet fully developed
See alsoprematureborn after a gestation period of less than the normal time
young, immature(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
OppositematureHaving reached full natural growth or development
Spanishinmaduro
Catalanimmadur
Nounsimmaturity, immaturenessnot having reached maturity
English > immature: 5 senses > adjective 5
Meaning(of birds) not yet having developed feathers.
Synonymunfledged
Narrowerunfeatherednot having feathers
Oppositefledged, mature(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage
Spanishjoven
Catalanjove

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