immature

[Im`ma*ture·]

Use the adjective immature to describe something that is not fully grown: “Elizabeth rescued an immature sparrow that had fallen from its nest during the storm.”

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Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

Adjective S.
lacking in development; "immature plans"; "an unformed character"

Adjective
(of birds) not yet having developed feathers; "a small unfledged sparrow on the window sill"

Adjective
not yet mature

Adjective
characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"

Adjective
not fully developed or mature; not ripe; "unripe fruit"; "fried green tomatoes"; "green wood"

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Adjective
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"


a.
Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

a.
Premature; untimely; too early; as, an immature death.


Immature

Im`ma*ture" , a. [L. immaturus; pref. im- not + maturus mature, ripe. See Mature.] 1. Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans. "An ill-measured and immature counsel." Bacon. 2. Premature; untimely; too early; as, an immature death. [R.] Jer. Taylor.

Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit; immature character; immature plans.

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Usage Examples

Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.

You and I are stuck with the necessity of taking the worst of two evils or none at all. So-I'm taking the immature Democrat as the best of the two. Nixon is impossible.

I became famous so quickly and so young - it was daunting. I was immature and I used to say some really stupid things in interviews. I never smiled on stage so I looked really serious, but it was because I hated my teeth and was incredibly nervous.

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Other Usage Examples

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy.

The legal system in Afghanistan is very immature and porous.

Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'

Lots of women love to accuse men of being immature when the fellow in question displays a reluctance to 'commit.'

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