IMMATURE


Meaning of IMMATURE in English

/ ˌɪməˈtjʊə(r); NAmE -ˈtʃʊr; -ˈtʊr/ adjective

1.

behaving in a way that is not sensible and is typical of people who are much younger :

immature behaviour

2.

not fully developed or grown :

immature plants

OPP mature

►  im·ma·tur·ity / ˌɪməˈtjʊərəti; NAmE -ˈtʃʊr-; -ˈtʊr-/ noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (in the sense premature , referring to death): from Latin immaturus untimely, unripe, from in- not + maturus ripe.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.