maturity

[muh-choo r-i-tee, -too r-, -tyoo r-, -chur-] /məˈtʃʊər ɪ ti, -ˈtʊər-, -ˈtyʊər-, -ˈtʃɜr-/
noun
1.
the state of being mature; ripeness:
The fruit will reach maturity in a few days.
2.
full development; perfected condition:
maturity of judgment; to bring a plan to maturity.
3.
Finance.
  1. the state of being due.
  2. the time when a note or bill of exchange becomes due.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English maturite < Latin mātūritās ripeness. See mature, -ity
Related forms
nonmaturity, noun
overmaturity, noun
semimaturity, noun
Examples from the web for maturity
  • Although full physical maturity has been reached at this time, educational and emotional maturity remain ongoing.
  • The maturity, wisdom, and experience of older adults should not be lost to the workplace.
  • Dizzy economic growth has not, alas, brought political maturity.
  • If you hold the bond to maturity, the company will pay you the bond's full face value.
  • The successful applicant will demonstrate a willingness to engage in service opportunities commensurate with career maturity.
  • The study also showed that memory retention depends on the maturity of the developing caterpillars' brains.
  • Remedy showed a considerable amount of design maturity in moving from their original open world to a more directed experience.
  • Cabaret venerates maturity more fervently than any other form of entertainment.
  • Colleges used to be filled with individuals who had the maturity and vocabulary skills to find more eloquent ways for expression.
  • It is not much different in maturity from nuclear power.
British Dictionary definitions for maturity

maturity

/məˈtjʊərɪtɪ; -ˈtʃʊə-/
noun
1.
the state or quality of being mature; full development
2.
(finance)
  1. the date upon which a bill of exchange, bond, note, etc, becomes due for repayment
  2. the state of a bill, note, etc, when due
Word Origin and History for maturity
n.

early 15c., "maturity of character;" mid-15c., "ripeness," from Middle French maturité and directly from Latin maturitatem (nominative maturitas) "ripeness," from maturus "ripe" (see mature (v.)). Financial sense "state of being due for payment" is from 1815.

maturity in Medicine

maturity ma·tu·ri·ty (mə-tyur'ĭ-tē, -tur'-, -chur'-)
n.

  1. The state or quality of being fully grown or developed.

  2. The state or quality of being mature.