Meanings
adjectivematurescent (comparative more maturescent, superlative most maturescent)
comparative more maturescent · superlative most maturescent
Origin
- Latinmaturescens
- Englishmaturescent
From Latin maturescens, present participle of maturescere (“to become ripe”), verb inchoate from maturus. See mature (adjective). By surface analysis, mature + -escent.
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Rhymes with maturescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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APA
maturescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maturescent
MLA
“maturescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maturescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maturescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maturescent.
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