immature en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪməˈt͡ʃʊə(ɹ)/
- /ɪməˈt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
- /ɪməˈtjʊə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From Middle French immature. Partially displaced unripe, from Old English unrīpe (“unripe, immature”).
Meanings
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(archaic) Occurring before the proper time; untimely, premature (especially of death).
And thou also canst best account for the causes of her immature death […].
1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CDLXXXI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC:
- Not fully formed or developed; not grown.
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Childish in behavior; juvenile.
Wilhelm Stekel - As quoted in The Catcher in the Rye (1951) by J. D. Salinger. The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
You're only young once, but you can be immature the rest of your life.
The man was immature for throwing a tantrum.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more immature | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most immature | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
immaturely · immature dependent · immatureness
Synonyms
milky · kiddish · immature · childish · babish · bairnish · babyish · infantine · infantile · dootsie · milky · infantile · juvenile · lactifluous · hissy · puerile
Translations (90)
sv omogen (childish) · mi pangore (childish) · pt infantil (childish) · sdc zèivu (childish) · cs nezralý (childish) · it immaturo (not fully formed) · ta குழந்தைத்தனமான (childish) · it immaturo (childish) · ko 미성숙하다 (not fully formed) · ko 유치하다 (childish) · el ανώριμος (not fully formed) · id kekanak-kanakan (childish) · fi lapsellinen (childish) · mi waitau (not fully formed) · es inmaduro (childish) · cmn 幼稚 (childish) · ang unrīpe (not fully formed) · nb umoden (not fully formed) · cmn 不成熟的 (not fully formed) · fr immature (not fully formed) · sq buzëqumësht (childish) · pt imaturo (childish) · fr vert (not fully formed) · mk де́тински (childish) · bg недоразвит (not fully formed) · ota چیك (not fully formed) · nn umoden (childish) · cmn 嫩 (childish) · bg незрял (not fully formed) · es infantil (childish) · fi epäkypsä (not fully formed) · de unreif (childish) · la immātūrus (not fully formed) · es inmaturo (not fully formed) · sv omogen (not fully formed) · ca immadur (childish) · de unreif (not fully formed) · th ไร้วุฒิภาวะ (childish) · mk не́зрел (not fully formed) · el άπλερος (childish) · tl isip-bata (childish) · cmn 不成熟的 (childish) · ja 未熟な (not fully formed) · mi kānewha (not fully formed) · sl nezrel (childish) · fr immature (childish) · it infantile (childish) · es pueril (childish) · gv neuappee (not fully formed) · nn umogen (not fully formed) · ru незре́лый (childish) · nb umoden (childish) · hy խակ (childish) · cs nedospělý (childish) · hy խակ (not fully formed) · cmn 幼小 (childish) · ja 大人げない (childish) · mk неизживеан (childish) · de kindisch (childish) · as আপঁইতা (not fully formed) · ceb bataot (childish) · da umoden (childish) · it acerbo (not fully formed) · ru незре́лый (not fully formed) · ang unrīpe (childish) · es aniñado (childish) · mi pangore (not fully formed) · ota خام (not fully formed) · as কুমলীয়া (not fully formed) · pl niedojrzały (childish) · sl nezrel (not fully formed) · pl niedojrzały (not fully formed) · mk недо́раснат (not fully formed) · da infantil (childish) · ru неспе́лый (not fully formed) · az qeyri-kamil (not fully formed) · mk де́тинест (childish) · nn umogen (childish) · ja 未熟 (childish) · mi kopī (not fully formed) · gv anappee (not fully formed) · oc immatur (not fully formed) · mi kōpīpī (not fully formed) · nn umoden (not fully formed) · bg детински (childish) · ro imatur (childish) · ca immadur (not fully formed) · pt imaturo (not fully formed) · el ανώριμος (childish) · ro imatur (not fully formed)