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Adulthood vs Mature - What's the difference?

adulthood | mature |

As nouns the difference between adulthood and mature

is that adulthood is the time of life when one is expected to take responsibility for one's own actions and well-being while mature is masts (of a ship).

adulthood

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The time of life when one is expected to take responsibility for one's own actions and well-being.
    • The boy entered adulthood by undergoing a rite of passage.

    Antonyms

    * childhood English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    mature

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
    • She is quite mature for her age.
  • Profound; careful.
    • The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.
  • (obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.

    • Antonyms

    * (grown up) childish, immature * (profound) superficial

    Verb

  • To become mature; to ripen.
  • To gain experience or wisdom with age.
  • (finance) To reach the date when payment is due

    • Derived terms

    * mature up

    Related terms

    * matureness * maturity ----