Immature
[,ɪmə'tjʊə;,ɪmə'tjɔː] or [,ɪmə'tʃʊr]
Definition
(adj.) not yet mature .
(adj.) characteristic of a lack of maturity; 'immature behavior' .
Typist: Ollie--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.
(a.) Premature; untimely; too early; as, an immature death.
Editor: Paula
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Unripe, crude, green, raw, unformed, unprepared, rudimental, imperfect, unfinished.[2]. Premature, untimely, unseasonable, out of season.
Edited by Arnold
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Unripe, green, crude, imperfect, unfinished, undeveloped
ANT:Ripe, complete, finished, mature, developed
Typed by Cyril
Definition
adj. not ripe: not perfect: come before the natural time.—adv. Immature′ly.—ns. Immature′ness Immatur′ity.
Typed by Dido
Examples
- With the growth of civilization, the gap between the original capacities of the immature and the standards and customs of the elders increases. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- She was thinking of the slender, immature, tender limbs of the girl, smooth and cold in green bronze. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- In this chapter we are concerned with the general features of the way in which a social group brings up its immature members into its own social form. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It involves principles which are beyond the immature pupil's understanding and interest. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The specific adaptability of an immature creature for growth constitutes his plasticity. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Now in many cases--too many cases--the activity of the immature human being is simply played upon to secure habits which are useful. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- As was stated at the outset of this chapter, education is the oversight and guidance of the development of the immature with certain ethical and social ends in view. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- This process was seen to involve control and growth of both the immature individual and the group in which he lives. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Even in a savage tribe, the achievements of adults are far beyond what the immature members would be capable of if left to themselves. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- What we have more especially to indicate is how the social medium nurtures its immature members. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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