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[ im-uh-choor-i-tee, -toor-, -tyoor-, -chur- ] / ˌɪm əˈtʃʊər ɪ ti, -ˈtʊər-, -ˈtyʊər-, -ˈtʃɜr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR immaturity ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural im·ma·tu·ri·ties for 2. a state or condition of being immature: the immaturity of one's behavior; the immaturity of a country's technology. an immature action or attitude. Origin of immaturity1530–40; immature + -ity, probably reflecting Latin immātūritās untimely haste, unripeness Words nearby immaturityimmaterialism, immateriality, immaterialize, immature, immature cataract, immaturity, immeasurable, immediacy, immediate, immediate allergy, immediate annuity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for immaturityI prefer Ferdydurke, a haunting humorous and terrifying nightmare about how society forces us into immaturity. Louis Begley: How I Write|Noah Charney|August 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Brad spoke to Danny with remarkable candor and an astounding lack of self-awareness—both hallmarks of immaturity. Bradley Manning’s Political Dreams: New Biography of Accused WikiLeaker|Denver Nicks|May 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST We belong to a fraternity created by the dysfunction of history and the immaturity of this democracy. We Are All Trayvon Martin|Otis Moss III|April 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST Hessler, thanks to the Post, is now the poster child for selfishness, immaturity, and irresponsibility at Occupy Wall Street. Occupy Wall Street: The New York Post's Bogus Coverage|Emily Atkin, Matthew DeLuca|November 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
How could he be, when he associated opposition with immaturity? Obama’s Risky Belittling Tactic|Lee Siegel|July 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST Dropping out of high school or college is not indicative of a student's immaturity. The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin The wisdom of becoming nothing that he may possess all things is too high for this stage of immaturity. My Wife and I|Harriet Beecher Stowe Indications of immaturity are here and there perceptible, and at the very beginning there is an inexplicable mass of hyphenation. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922|Howard Phillips Lovecraft It used the colours of immaturity, but it conceived with strength. Studying him, we study in its immaturity the spirit of the next two centuries. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
Words related to immaturityignorance, youth, infancy, adolescence, youthfulness, rawness, imperfection, greenness, incompleteness, childishness, puerility, callowness, infantilism, babyishness |