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- DictionaryIm·ma·ture/ˌiməˈto͝or/
adjective
- 1. not fully developed: "many of the fish caught are immature"
1. a. : exhibiting less than an expected degree of maturity. emotionally immature adults. b. : lacking complete growth, differentiation, or development. immature fruits. a sexually immature bird. c. : having the potential capacity to attain a definitive form or state : crude, unfinished. a vigorous but immature school of art. 2. archaic : premature
Immature definition: not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.. See examples of IMMATURE used in a sentence.
not having much experience of something: politically immature. biology specialized. not yet completely grown or developed: While the animals are still immature, they do not breed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physically and mentally mature & immature. adult.
Use the adjective immature to describe something that is not fully grown: “Elizabeth rescued an immature sparrow that had fallen from its nest during the storm.”. When used in a general sense, immature describes something in an early stage of development, such as an immature fruit tree or an immature political system.
1. Not fully grown or developed: an immature plant. 2. Marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity: silly, immature behavior. See Synonyms at young. n. An immature animal; a juvenile. [Latin immātūrus : in-, not; see in-1 + mātūrus, mature; see mā- in Indo-European roots .] im′ma·ture′ly adv. im′ma·tur′i·ty, im′ma·ture′ness n.
1 day ago · 1. adjective. Something or someone that is immature is not yet completely grown or fully developed. The birds were in immature plumage. She is emotionally immature. Synonyms: young, adolescent, undeveloped, green More Synonyms of immature. immaturity (ɪmətjʊərɪti , US -tʊr- ) uncountable noun.
Definition of immature adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
