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im·ma·ture
 immature
- pronunciation:
- I
m
chur
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
not completely grown or developed; not mature.
The immature apples taste sour.- synonyms:
- childish, green, juvenile, young
- antonyms:
- adult, mature, ripe
- similar words:
- adolescent, incomplete, raw
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| definition 2: |
without the wisdom or good sense of an adult; childish or foolish.
It was immature of him not to apologize for breaking the doll.- synonyms:
- childish, juvenile
- antonyms:
- mature
- similar words:
- adolescent, green
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| related words: |
baby, childish, dependent, primitive |
| derivations: |
immaturely (adv.), immaturity (n.) |
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