MATURENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does matureness mean? 

• MATURENESS (noun)
  The noun MATURENESS has 1 sense:

1. state of being mature; full development

  Familiarity information: MATURENESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MATURENESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

State of being mature; full development

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

matureness; maturity

Hypernyms ("matureness" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)

Attribute:

mature (having reached full natural growth or development)

immature (not yet mature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "matureness"):

adulthood (the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity)

ripeness (the state of being ripe)

youth (early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced)

post-maturity; post-menopause (the state in which women have stopped ovulating)

Derivation:

mature ((of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination)

mature (having reached full natural growth or development)

mature (fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used)