Maturity
[mə'tʃʊərətɪ] or [mə'tʃʊrəti]
Definition
(noun.) state of being mature; full development.
(noun.) the date on which an obligation must be repaid.
Editor: Robert--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.
(n.) Arrival of the time fixed for payment; a becoming due; termination of the period a note, etc., has to run.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Completion, ripeness.[2]. Time of being due (said of a promissory note, &c.).
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Examples
- Though their marriages are generally more fruitful than those of people of fashion, a smaller proportion of their children arrive at maturity. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The citizen served as warrior in youth, ruler in his maturity, priest in his old age. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Again, not a few animals, after arriving at maturity, go on changing in character during nearly their whole lives. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- But the first stage of contact with any new material, at whatever age of maturity, must inevitably be of the trial and error sort. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- My fair companion was about eight feet tall, having just arrived at maturity, but not yet to her full height. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- With increasing maturity, activity which does not give back results of tangible and visible achievement loses its interest. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Even in this case, how small would be the chance of a seed falling on favourable soil, and coming to maturity! Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- But, indeed, everything about the place wore an aspect of maturity and abundance. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I assure you, Mrs. Powler,' he then said, much exhausted, 'that the father's manner prepared me for a grim and stony maturity. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- It should have a certain amount of moisture, which it naturally would have if put in at maturity. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The fodder-corn should be allowed to approach maturity, the best point for cutting being not far from that at which we would ordinarily cut any shock. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- With crustaceans not only many trivial, but some important parts assume a new character, as recorded by Fritz Muller, after maturity. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Could we domesticate a cub of this wild beast, and not fear its growth and maturity? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I have arrived at maturity. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The four men who had taken hold of Bell’s invention in its infancy and brought it to maturity were ready to surrender its care into the hands of the able business men who headed the Bell Company. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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