Definition of Matureness

1. Noun. State of being mature; full development.

Exact synonyms: Maturity
Generic synonyms: State
Specialized synonyms: Adulthood, Ripeness, Youth, Post-maturity, Post-menopause
Attributes: Mature, Immature
Derivative terms: Mature, Mature, Mature, Mature, Mature
Antonyms: Immaturity

Definition of Matureness

1. n. The state or quality of being mature; maturity.

Definition of Matureness

1. Noun. The property of being mature. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Matureness

maturational
maturations
maturative
maturatives
mature
mature-onset diabetes
mature bacteriophage
mature cataract
mature cell leukaemia
mature neutrophil
mature ovarian follicle
matured
maturely
maturement
matureness (current term)
maturer
maturers
matures
maturescent
maturest
maturing
maturish
maturities
maturity
maturity-onset diabetes
maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
maturity date
maturity onset diabetes of youth
matutinal

Literary usage of Matureness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Council of Trent by Félix Bungener (1855)
"You prove to us the matureness of the decrees; but matureness, quite a human thing, necessarily supposes the possibility of a still higher degree of ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Bentley, Boyle Lectures. matureness (nm-tur'nes), «. Mature state or condition; ripeness or perfection; maturity: as, such matureness of judgment is ..."

3. The Lancet (1898)
"... extractives and acidity increase with the age of the spirit while the alcohol correspondingly diminishes The matureness of taste was quite in accordance ..."

4. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"In childhood he suffered slaps from the great; In matureness God gave him purity. Whosoever places his neck [in submission] to order, Not much time passes ..."

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