maturenessn.
/məˈtʃʊənəs/, /məˈtjʊənəs/, /məˈtʃɔːnəs/, /məˈtjɔːnəs/, U.S. /məˈtʃərnəs/, /məˈtʃʊrnəs/, /məˈt(j)ʊrnəs/ The state or quality of being mature; maturity.
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the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > state of being prepared or ready > state of being ripe or mature
ripenessOE
ripeOE
melchheadc1350
perfectiona1398
perfecturea1552
maturity1568
matureness1661
age1795
development1803
coming of age1881
the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > growth > maturity or maturation
maturity1584
maturation1621
matureness1661
maturescence1803
MPF1975
1661 Princess Cloria ii. 161 The King her young Son began to approach to mans estate, and that matureness in age gave him a feeling of his mothers oppressions.
?1701 Bp. G. Hooper Narr. Lower House Convocation Vindicated 51 The..Matureness of their final Resolution.
1833 G. R. Porter Trop. Agric. 227 By..extracting a piece of pith, and examining its degree of matureness.
1876 E. Dowden Poems 46 The fruit Holds the fair sequence of the bud and flower In soft matureness.
1948 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 13 498/2 This is not to be taken to mean that Murphy is in any way arrogant or cocksure about the matureness of the science of personality.
1995 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. (Nexis) 23 Aug. 1 It depends on the matureness of the child. It's a judgment call on the part of parents.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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