|
|
- pronunciation:
- I
m
chur
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
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
|
| 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
|
| related words: |
baby, childish, dependent, little, primitive |
adverb + (adj.)immature
bit, emotionally, extremely, little, occasionally, relatively, socially, too
(adj.)immature
+ noun
adolescent,
adult,
animal,
bean,
behavior,
bird,
bladder,
bone,
brain,
buck,
carrot,
cell,
compost,
egg,
failure,
female,
fiber,
fish,
flower,
fly,
form,
fruit,
insect,
judgment,
leaf,
lung,
male,
muscle,
organ,
ovary,
pattern,
pod,
protein,
reaction,
self,
stage,
swordfish,
teen,
tick,
vegetation,
version,
whale,
youth
[See all][See only the most frequent]
|
| derivations: |
immaturely (adv.), immaturity (n.) |
The word immature
contains the following part:
im-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with the letter "m," "p," and "b." See in-2.
Example words:
immaculate, immature, immediate, immortal, immune, impartial, impatient, imperfect, impersonal, impolite, impossible, improper, improvise, impudent, impure
|