maturity

English

Etymology

mature +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məˈt͡ʃʊəɹəti/, /məˈtjʊəɹəti/
(US) IPA^(key): /məˈtʊəɹəti/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

maturity (countable and uncountable, plural maturities)

The state of being mature, ready or ripe.
Some foods and drinks, like wine, only reach their full taste at maturity, which literally comes at a price
When bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin.
The entire tank of guppies was in their maturity and ready to mate.

Some insect species reach sexual maturity well before their own bodily maturity
(countable, finance, insurance) Date when payment is due.
The note was cashed at maturity.

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Derived terms

maturity date
sexual maturity

Related terms

maturation

Translations

state of being mature, ready or ripe

Arabic: نَضْج‎ m (naḍj)
Catalan: maduresa (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 成熟 (zh) (chéngshú, chéngshóu)
Dutch: maturiteit (nl), rijpheid (nl)
Finnish: kypsyys (fi)
French: maturité (fr) f
Georgian: სიმწიფე (simc̣ipe)
German: Reife (de) f
Irish: aibíocht f, lánaibíocht f, foirfeacht f, abúlacht f

Italian: maturità (it) f
Japanese: 成熟 (ja) (seijuku)
Polish: dojrzałość (pl) f
Portuguese: maturidade (pt) f
Romanian: maturitate (ro) f
Russian: зре́лость (ru) f (zrélostʹ)
Slovene: zrelost f
Spanish: madurez (es) f
Telugu: పరిపక్వత (te) (paripakvata)
Turkish: olgunluk (tr)

when bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin

Catalan: maduresa (ca) f
Dutch: maturiteit (nl), geslachtsrijpheid, volwassenheid (nl), wasdom (nl) m
Finnish: täysikasvuisuus (fi), sukukypsyys
Hebrew: בַּגְרוּת‎ (he) f (bagrút)
Irish: foirfeacht f
Polish: dojrzałość (pl) f, dorosłość (pl) f

Portuguese: maturidade (pt) f
Romanian: maturitate (ro) f
Slovene: odraslost f
Telugu: పరిపక్వత (te) (paripakvata)
Turkish: yetişkinlik (tr)

ready for execution or coming due

Dutch: vervaldag (nl), betaaldatum
Finnish: eräpäivä (fi), maturiteetti (fi)

Slovene: zapadlost f

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French: ^{(please verify)} maturité (fr)

Scottish Gaelic: ^{(please verify)} abaichead m, ^{(please verify)} foirfeachd f, ^{(please verify)} inbhe f, ^{(please verify)} inbheachd f, ^{(please verify)} ìre f, ^{(please verify)} iomlanachd f

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