Antonyms for immaturity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-uh-choo r-i-tee, -too r-, -tyoo r-, -chur-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪm əˈtʃʊər ɪ ti, -ˈtʊər-, -ˈtyʊər-, -ˈtʃɜr-


Definition of immaturity

Origin :
  • 1530s, "untimeliness," from Latin immaturitatem (nominative immaturitas) "unripeness," from immaturus (see immature). Meaning "lack of maturity" attested from c.1600.
  • noun childhood
  • noun inexperience
Example sentences :
  • The hand that did it was very young, very immature; but it had the youth and the immaturity of a Master.
  • Extract from : « Holbein » by Beatrice Fortescue
  • Of the former class the chief cause is, in a word, immaturity.
  • Extract from : « What Is and What Might Be » by Edmond Holmes
  • So long as we fall short of the state of unity we are in the stage of immaturity.
  • Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
  • The perpetuation of the species must not depend upon the license of immaturity.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
  • It is due to ignorance, immaturity, and neglect, like the naughtinesses of children.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Nature » by Francis Younghusband
  • What on earth were you saying about Wordsworth's youth and immaturity?
  • Extract from : « When Patty Went to College » by Jean Webster
  • At any rate, the word used is to convey an impression of immaturity.
  • Extract from : « Home Life in Germany » by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
  • He was a young man of eighteen, and had some of the weaknesses that belong to immaturity of age.
  • Extract from : « Asiatic Breezes » by Oliver Optic
  • Was she overcome by the despair of the artist-soul struggling in its immaturity?
  • Extract from : « The Whirlpool » by George Gissing
  • One could hardly ask for a more perfect definition of immaturity.
  • Extract from : « The Ordeal of Mark Twain » by Van Wyck Brooks

Synonyms for immaturity

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