Premature vs Mature - What's the difference?
premature | mature |
Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
Taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired.
(informal) Suffering from premature ejaculation.
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
As a verb premature
is .As a noun mature is
masts (of a ship).premature
English
(wikipedia premature)Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)- a premature birth
Derived terms
* prematurely * premature birth * premature ejaculation * premature antifascistSee also
* get ahead of oneself ----mature
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- She is quite mature for her age.
- The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.