Mature vs Serious - What's the difference?
mature | serious |
Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
Profound; careful.
(obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
To become mature; to ripen.
To gain experience or wisdom with age.
(finance) To reach the date when payment is due
Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.
Important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play; needing great attention; critical.
Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving; meaningful.
As adjectives the difference between mature and serious
is that mature is fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe while serious is without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.As a verb mature
is to become mature; to ripen.mature
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- She is quite mature for her age.
- The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.
Antonyms
* (grown up) childish, immature * (profound) superficialVerb
Derived terms
* mature upserious
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious , laugh so heartily.
- This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.
- After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.