maturity

Noun
US[muh-choor-uh-tee]/məˈtʃʊrəti/4 syllablesalso [muht-yoor-ih-tee] /mətˈjʊrɪti/
Synonyms: adulthoodmaturenessmaturity datedue date

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developedSynonyms: adulthoodType of time of lifeKinds prime, prime of lifeParts teens, twenties, fifties, thirties, majority, forties, voting age, middle age +1 more
  2. state of being mature; full developmentSynonyms: maturenessType of stateKinds youth, adulthood, post-maturity, ripenessAttribute of mature, immature
  3. the date on which an obligation must be repaidSynonyms: maturity datedue dateType of date, day of the month

Related words mature adjective, ripe adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ma·tu′ri·ty noun

Origin: L. maturitas: cf. F. maturité.

1. The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.

2. Arrival of the time fixed for payment; a becoming due; termination of the period a note, etc., has to run.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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