ALL meanings of matureness
ma·ture
M m - adjective matureness complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush. 1
- adjective matureness ripe, as fruit, or fully aged, as cheese or wine. 1
- adjective matureness fully developed in body or mind, as a person: She was a mature woman who took her family responsibilities seriously. 1
- adjective matureness noting or pertaining to an adult who is middle-aged or older (used euphemistically): discrimination against mature applicants. 1
- adjective matureness pertaining to or characteristic of full development: a mature appearance; fruit with a mature softness. 1
- adjective matureness completed, perfected, or elaborated in full by the mind: mature plans. 1
- adjective matureness (of an industry, technology, market, etc.) no longer developing or expanding; having little or no potential for further growth or expansion; exhausted or saturated. 1
- adjective matureness intended for or restricted to adults, especially by reason of explicit sexual content or the inclusion of violence or obscene language: mature movies. 1
- adjective matureness composed of adults, considered as being less susceptible than minors to explicit sexual content, violence, or obscene language, as of a film or stage performance: for mature audiences only. 1
- adjective matureness Finance. having reached the limit of its time; having become payable or due: a mature bond. 1
- adjective matureness Medicine/Medical. having attained definitive form or function, as by maturation of an epithelium from a basal layer. having attained the end stage of a normal or abnormal biological process: a mature boil. 1
- adjective matureness Geology. (of a landscape) exhibiting the stage of maximum topographical diversity, as in the cycle of erosion of a land surface. 1
- verb with object matureness to make mature; ripen, as fruit or cheese. 1
- verb with object matureness to bring to full development: His hard experiences in the city matured him. 1
- verb with object matureness to complete or perfect: We matured our vision for the company. She matured her songwriting throughout her career. 1
- verb without object matureness to become mature; ripen, as fruit or cheese. 1
- verb without object matureness to come to full development: Our plans have not yet matured. 1
- verb without object matureness Finance. to become due, as a note. 1
- noun matureness The property of being mature. 1