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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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susceptible
English
Etymology
From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipi?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??s?pt?bl?/
Adjective
susceptible (comparative more susceptible, superlative most susceptible)
- likely to be affected by something
- He was susceptible to minor ailments.
- easily influenced or tricked; credulous
- (medicine) especially sensitive, especially to a stimulus
- that, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result
- Rational numbers are susceptible of description as quotients of two integers.
- A properly prepared surface is susceptible of an enduring paint job.
- vulnerable; (temporarily) defenseless
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]
- The visitors were being pinned back by the end of the first half. Yet Gordon Strachan's side played with great conviction and always had a chance of springing a surprise when their opponents were so susceptible at the back.
- 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]
Derived terms
- suscept
- susceptibly
- susceptibility
Translations
Noun
susceptible (plural susceptibles)
- (epidemiology) A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease
Coordinate terms
- immune
- infective
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin susceptibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy.s?p.tibl/
Adjective
susceptible (plural susceptibles)
- likely, liable
- huffy, thin-skinned, touchy
Derived terms
- susceptibilité
Further reading
- “susceptible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipi? (“to undertake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /sus?eb?tible/, [sus.?e???t?i.??le]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /suseb?tible/, [su.se???t?i.??le]
Adjective
susceptible (plural susceptibles)
- amenable
- sensitive
- capable (of) (followed by de, and an action)
Derived terms
- susceptibilidad
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