Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being immature; unripeness; incompleteness; crudeness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or quality of being immature or not fully developed; unripeness; incompleteness.
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- noun
Youth ; the condition of beingimmature or not fullygrown
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun not having reached maturity
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Examples
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Your immaturity is only exceeded by your ignorance!
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Who seem to be stuck in immaturity, as Obama quoted Paul, it is time to put aside childish things.
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Jackson was a pop singer, over hyped, troubled and not worth this "exercise in immaturity"!
Obama sends condolences to Jackson's family, says Gibbs 2009
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Your jealousy and immaturity is why alot of Americans are the way they are.
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I mean sure a little immaturity is okay, but there's a limit ..
Rumor: Constructicons Coming in Transformers 2?! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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(I suppose it helps that my perceived immaturity is confined to certain specific aspects of my life and is not as pervasive as it would be for someone with cognitive or development related disabilities).
Adulthood Dave Hingsburger 2007
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I understand Mill being upset about her sibu feeling excluded, immaturity is something we have to overcome.
SKENE: CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT Maggie Jochild 2007
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Woeful immaturity is best described by those who are uncharitable in the face of suffering – that would be you …
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Combined with a certain immaturity factor, I was not as disciplined at that time when compared to my current work ethic.
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But the prefix "im" of the word immaturity means something positive, not a mere void or lack.
democracy and Education : an Introduction to the Philosophy of Education 1916
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