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Premature vs Mature - What's the difference?

premature | mature |

As a verb premature

is .

As a noun mature is

masts (of a ship).

premature

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
  • a premature birth
  • Taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired.
  • (informal) Suffering from premature ejaculation.
  • Derived terms

    * prematurely * premature birth * premature ejaculation * premature antifascist

    See also

    * get ahead of oneself ----

    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