Meanings
plural maturities
- countableuncountableThe state of being mature, ready or ripe; the prime state of productibility and self expression.
The ability to take responsibility is a sign of maturity.
1 more example
Some foods and drinks, like wine, only reach their full taste at maturity, which literally comes at a price.
- countableuncountableWhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.
The entire tank of guppies was in their maturity and ready to mate.
1 more example
Some insect species reach sexual maturity well before their own bodily maturity
- countablebusinessThe 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinmātūritātem
- Old Frenchmaturité
- Middle Englishmaturitee
- Englishmaturity
From Middle English maturitee, maturyte, from Old French maturité, from Latin mātūritātem. By surface analysis, mature + -ity.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نَضْج
- نَضْج (naḍj)state of being mature, ready or ripe
Bulgarian зрялост, зрялост
- зрялост (zrjalost)state of being mature, ready or ripe
- зрялост (zrjalost)when bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
- падеж (padež)ready for execution or coming due
Catalan maduresa, maduresa
- maduresastate of being mature, ready or ripe
- maduresawhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
Chinese Mandarin 成熟
- 成熟 (chéngshú, chéngshóu)state of being mature, ready or ripe
Dutch maturiteit, rijpheid
- maturiteitstate of being mature, ready or ripe
- rijpheidstate of being mature, ready or ripe
- maturiteitwhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
- geslachtsrijpheidwhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
- volwassenheidwhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
- wasdomwhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
- vervaldagready for execution or coming due
- betaaldatumready for execution or coming due
Esperanto matureco
- maturecostate of being mature, ready or ripe
Finnish kypsyys, täysikasvuisuus
- kypsyysstate of being mature, ready or ripe
- täysikasvuisuuswhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
- sukukypsyyswhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
- eräpäiväready for execution or coming due
- maturiteettiready for execution or coming due
French maturité
- maturitéstate of being mature, ready or ripe
German Reife
- Reifestate of being mature, ready or ripe
Greek ωριμότητα, ωριμότητα
- ωριμότητα (orimótita)state of being mature, ready or ripe
- ωριμότητα (orimótita)when bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
Hebrew בַּגְרוּת
- בַּגְרוּת (bagrút)when bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
Irish aibíocht, lánaibíocht
- aibíochtstate of being mature, ready or ripe
- lánaibíochtstate of being mature, ready or ripe
- foirfeachtstate of being mature, ready or ripe
- abúlachtstate of being mature, ready or ripe
- foirfeachtwhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
Italian maturità
- maturitàstate of being mature, ready or ripe
Japanese 成熟
- 成熟 (seijuku)state of being mature, ready or ripe
Latin mātūritās
- mātūritāsstate of being mature, ready or ripe
Polish dojrzałość, dojrzałość
- dojrzałośćstate of being mature, ready or ripe
- dojrzałośćwhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
- dorosłośćwhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
Portuguese maturidade, maturidade
- maturidadestate of being mature, ready or ripe
- maturidadewhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
Romanian maturitate, maturitate
- maturitatestate of being mature, ready or ripe
- maturitatewhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
Russian зре́лость
- зре́лость (zrélostʹ)state of being mature, ready or ripe
Spanish madurez, vencimiento
- madurezstate of being mature, ready or ripe
- vencimientoready for execution or coming due
Swedish mogenhet, mognad
- mogenhetstate of being mature, ready or ripe
- mognadwhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
Turkish olgunluk, yetişkinlik
- olgunlukstate of being mature, ready or ripe
- yetişkinlikwhen bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin
Cite this entry
maturity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maturity
“maturity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maturity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maturity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maturity.
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