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immature
English
Etymology
From Middle French immature. Partially displaced unripe, from Old English unr?pe (“unripe, immature”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m??tj??(?)/, /?m??t???(?)/, /?m??t??(?)/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Adjective
immature (comparative more immature, superlative most immature)
- (now rare) Occurring before the proper time; untimely, premature (especially of death). [from 16th c.]
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 481:
- And thou also canst best account for the causes of her immature death […] .
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 481:
- Not fully formed or developed; not grown. [from 17th c.]
- Childish in behavior; juvenile. [from 20th c.]
- Wilhelm Stekel - As quoted in The Catcher in the Rye (1951) by J. D. Salinger.
- Wilhelm Stekel - As quoted in The Catcher in the Rye (1951) by J. D. Salinger.
Synonyms
- (childish in behavior): infantile, milky; see also Thesaurus:childish
Translations
Noun
immature (plural immatures)
- An immature member of a species.
Related terms
- mature
- immaturity
French
Adjective
immature (plural immatures)
- immature, unripe
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
immature
- inflection of immatur:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
immature
- feminine plural of immaturo
Anagrams
- ammutire
Latin
Adjective
imm?t?re
- vocative masculine singular of imm?t?rus
References
- immature in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- immature in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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ridiculous
English
Alternative forms
- rediculous (archaic, eye dialect, or misspelling)
- radiculous (rare, obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin r?diculus (“laughable, ridiculous”); see ridicule.
Pronunciation
- (Canada, UK, US) IPA(key): /???d?kj?l?s/, /?i??d?kj?l?s/
- (Wales) IPA(key): /???d?kl?s/
- Rhymes: -?kj?l?s
Adjective
ridiculous (comparative more ridiculous, superlative most ridiculous)
- Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.
- Synonyms: silly, willy nilly, frivolous, goofy, funny, humorous, absurd, odd, surreal, unreasonable; see also Thesaurus:absurd
- Antonyms: straightforward, serious, somber, solemn
- Astonishing; unbelievable.
Derived terms
- ridic
- ridiculousness
Related terms
- deride
- derision
- ridicule
- ridiculable
- ridiculosity
- ridiculously
Translations
Further reading
- ridiculous at OneLook Dictionary Search
- ridiculous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ridiculous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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