maturity
pronunciation
How to pronounce maturity in British English:
UK [məˈtʃʊərəti]
How to pronounce maturity in American English:
US [məˈtʃʊrəti]
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- Noun:
- the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
- state of being mature; full development
- the date on which a financial obligation must be repaid
Word Origin
- maturity (n.)
- early 15c., "maturity of character;" mid-15c., "ripeness," from Middle French maturité and directly from Latin maturitatem (nominative maturitas) "ripeness," from maturus "ripe" (see mature (v.)). Financial sense "state of being due for payment" is from 1815.
Antonym
Example
- 1. The company 's future earnings potential is shaky and its only real product appears to be close to maturity .
- 2. I also admired yao for his maturity and modesty .
- 3. Most importantly , loans are always held to maturity .
- 4. Achieving that political maturity will require the biggest leap of all .
- 5. But there are a number of bills hanging around congress , at various stages of maturity , to control greenhouse-gas emissions .