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immature definition
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Grep of noun immature immatureness Overview of adj immature The adj immature has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) immature -- (characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior") 2. (1) immature, unformed -- (lacking in development; "immature plans"; "an unformed character") 3. young, immature -- ((used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people") 4. green, unripe, unripened, immature -- (not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood") 5. immature -- (not yet mature) 6. unfledged, immature -- ((of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill") Antonyms of adj immature 6 senses of immature Sense 1 immature (vs. mature) mature (vs. immature) => autumnal => mellow, mellowed => ripe Sense 2 immature, unformed INDIRECT (VIA undeveloped) -> developed Sense 3 young (vs. old), immature Sense 4 green (vs. ripe), unripe, unripened, immature Sense 5 immature (vs. mature) mature (vs. immature) => adult, big full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup => abloom, efflorescent, flowering => fruiting => full-blown, matured => headed => marriageable, nubile => overblown => prime Sense 6 unfledged (vs. fledged), immature Similarity of adj immature 6 senses of immature Sense 1 immature (vs. mature) => adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile => babyish => childish, infantile => callow, inexperienced, naive, unsophisticated Sense 2 immature, unformed => undeveloped (vs. developed) Sense 3 young (vs. old), immature => adolescent, teen, teenage, teenaged => baby(postnominal), infant(postnominal), infantile => boyish, boylike, schoolboyish => childlike, childly => early => formative => girlish, schoolgirlish => junior => little, small => newborn => puppyish, puppylike => tender, vulnerable => youngish => youthful, vernal Also See-> immature#5; junior#1; new#1 Sense 4 green (vs. ripe), unripe, unripened, immature => unaged Sense 5 immature (vs. mature) => adolescent => embryonic, embryonal => formative, inchoative => larval => prepubescent, prepubertal => prepupal => pubescent => pupal => underdeveloped => unformed Also See-> premature#1; young#1, immature#3 Sense 6 unfledged (vs. fledged), immature => unfeathered Attributes of adj immature 2 of 6 senses of immature Sense 3 young (vs. old), immature => age Sense 5 immature (vs. mature) => maturity, matureness => age Familiarity of adj immature immature used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj immature immature Overview of adj immature The adj immature has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) immature -- (characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior") 2. (1) immature, unformed -- (lacking in development; "immature plans"; "an unformed character") 3. young, immature -- ((used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people") 4. green, unripe, unripened, immature -- (not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood") 5. immature -- (not yet mature) 6. unfledged, immature -- ((of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill")
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