maturity
UK/məˈtjʊəɹɪti/
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British/məˈt͡ʃɵːɹɪtɪj/
maturity noun: the state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.
Noun
maturity (countable and uncountable, plural maturities)
- The state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.
- Some foods and drinks, like wine, only reach their full taste at maturity, which literally comes at a price.
- The ability to take responsibility is a sign of maturity.
- 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
- 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.
- Date when payment is due.
- The note was cashed at maturity.
maturity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
maturity in Hindi
- maturity
- संसिद्धि sansiddhi
maturity in Tamil
- முதிர்ச்சி, பக்குவம்
maturity in Marathi
- परिपक्वता
maturity in Urdu
- maturity
- بلوغ bulūġ
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- maturity in Bengali
- পরিপক্কতা, পূর্ণতা, মেয়াদপূর্তি
- maturity in Telugu
- పరిపక్వత paripakvata
- maturity in Malayalam
- പഴക്കം paḻakkaṁ, മുതിർച്ച mutiṟcca
- maturity in Kannada
- ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ, ಪರಿಪಕ್ವತೆ, ಪೂರ್ಣ ವಿಕಸನ, ಪೂರ್ತಿ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ
- maturity in Punjabi
- ਪੱਕ pakka
- maturity in Gujarati
- પરિપક્વતા
- maturity in Odia
- ପରିପକ୍ୱତା, ପରିପକ୍କତା
- maturity in Nepali
- परिपक्वता
- maturity in Pashto
- مړانه maṛā́na
- maturity in Arabic
- نَضْج naḍj
Examples of maturity in a sentence
- Once the cows reach maturity, they're sent to the abattoir.
- The plant grew from juvenility to maturity in a week.
- Complex dielectric variations can address neatly the maturity of organic-rich mudrocks.
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Forms of maturity
| plural | maturities |
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Origin of maturity
From Middle English maturitee, maturyte, from Old French maturité, from Latin mātūritātem. By surface analysis, mature + -ity.
Words formed from maturity
Phrases with maturity
Questions about maturity
- What does maturity mean?
- Maturity means the state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.
- What is maturity in Hindi?
- Maturity in Hindi is संसिद्धि (sansiddhi). See Maturity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is maturity?
- Maturity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce maturity?
- Maturity is pronounced /məˈtjʊəɹɪti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of maturity?
- The plural of maturity is maturities.
Words near maturity in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: maturity (page history and authors); संसिद्धि (Hindi) (page history and authors); maturity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); maturity (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); بلوغ (Urdu) (page history and authors); Maturity (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); പഴക്കം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); maturity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਪੱਕ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); maturity (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); maturity (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); maturity (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); مړانه (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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