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maturity
English
Etymology
mature +? -ity, from Latin maturitas.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /m??t??????ti/, /m??tj????ti/
- (US) IPA(key): /m??t????ti/
Noun
maturity (countable and uncountable, plural maturities)
- The state of being mature, ready or ripe.
- Some foods and drinks, like wine, only reach their full taste at maturity, which literally comes at a price
- When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.
- The entire tank of guppies was in their maturity and ready to mate.
- Some insect species reach sexual maturity well before their own bodily maturity
- (countable, finance, insurance) The state of a debt obligation at the end of the term of maturation thereof, once all interest and any applicable fees have accrued to the principal.
- (countable, finance, insurance) Date when payment is due.
- The note was cashed at maturity.
Synonyms
- matureness
- ripeness
- adulthood
- (finance) due date
Antonyms
- naïveté
- immaturity
Derived terms
- maturity date
- sexual maturity
Related terms
- maturation
Translations
maturity From the web:
- what maturity date means
- what maturity means
- what maturity rating is outer banks
- what maturity age are you
- what maturity really means
- what maturity is not
- what does it mean by maturity date
- what is a maturity date
enripen
English
Etymology
From en- +? ripen.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n??a?p?n/
Verb
enripen (third-person singular simple present enripens, present participle enripening, simple past and past participle enripened)
- (transitive, archaic) To ripen; develop from incipiency to maturity; bring to perfection.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:enripen.
References
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