Immature
adjective
Not fully developed or grown.
The tomatoes are still immature and not ready for picking.
adjective
Acting in a manner that is not grown-up or childish.
John's immature behavior at the party embarrassed his friends.
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Disapproving
adjective
Not having much experience.
As a new employee, she's still immature in the ways of the corporate world.
adjective
Not yet ready or not fully developed.
The plans for the project are still immature.
adjective
Not fully formed or developed.
The research is still at an immature stage.
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Technical
adjective
Not fully developed or grown.
The tomatoes are still immature and not ready for picking.
adjective
Acting in a manner that is not grown-up or childish.
John's immature behavior at the party embarrassed his friends.
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not having much experience.
As a new employee, she's still immature in the ways of the corporate world.
adjective
Not yet ready or not fully developed.
The plans for the project are still immature.
adjective
Not fully formed or developed.
The research is still at an immature stage.
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Growth
Refers to organisms or objects not reaching their full size or potential.
The immature sapling swayed in the gentle breeze.
Pro Tip 2/2Premature Judgment
Avoid judging something as 'immature' before it has time to develop.
It's too early to eat these berries; they're immature.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Growth
Refers to organisms or objects not reaching their full size or potential.
The immature sapling swayed in the gentle breeze.
Pro Tip 2/2Premature Judgment
Avoid judging something as 'immature' before it has time to develop.
It's too early to eat these berries; they're immature.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Growth
Refers to organisms or objects not reaching their full size or potential.
The immature sapling swayed in the gentle breeze.
Pro Tip 2/2Premature Judgment
Avoid judging something as 'immature' before it has time to develop.
It's too early to eat these berries; they're immature.
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Uber's plan to get more...
it makes a lot more sense. Which is, when we first got started, it was just black cars. It was literally you push a button and get an S-Class. And so what we did was almost what I would call an immature version of a luxury brand that looked like a badge on a luxury car. And as we've gone worldwide
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Sheryl WuDunn: Our...
She got pregnant, ran to the bush to have the baby, but you know, her body was very immature, and she ended up having obstructed labor. The baby died, and she ended up with a fistula. So that meant she was incontinent; she couldn't control her wastes.
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How do contraceptives...
all release synthetic versions of various combinations of progesterone and estrogen. This hormone cocktail suppresses ovulation, keeping the immature egg safely sequestered in the ovary. Synthetic progesterone also has a block trick up its sleeve.
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How risk-taking changes...
and cause greater risk-taking. So it's the combination of the immature teen brain and the impact of habituation that is like a perfect storm to create more damaging effects. And this research can help parents and the general public
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How DARPA is creating...
Internet of powerful chip technologies and advanced materials here we saw bubbling pots of research that we're still immature but that allowed us to dream about groundbreaking capabilities and with the private investment and the
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The brain may be able to...
And you may remember from biology class that stem cells are immature cells, able to turn into any type of cell of the body. The adult brain has stem cells, but they're very rare
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Jellyfish predate...
its struggling cells can change their identity. The tiny bell and tentacles deteriorate and turn into an immature polyp that spawns brand new clones of the parent.
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The Art of Seducing...
their new system of selection can help them avoid sharks that appear sick weak or immature that thing's got an acoustic tag in it
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Baby Senses PIPE Inside the...
the world is blurred and mostly black and white every aspect of our vision is rudimentary the eye muscles are immature
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An Eagle Swoops on a...
they're mobbing behavior managed to thwart the attack luck in it this was an immature bird had this been an
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Uber's plan to get more...
it makes a lot more sense. Which is, when we first got started, it was just black cars. It was literally you push a button and get an S-Class. And so what we did was almost what I would call an immature version of a luxury brand that looked like a badge on a luxury car. And as we've gone worldwide
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Sheryl WuDunn: Our...
She got pregnant, ran to the bush to have the baby, but you know, her body was very immature, and she ended up having obstructed labor. The baby died, and she ended up with a fistula. So that meant she was incontinent; she couldn't control her wastes.
Video examples
How do contraceptives...
all release synthetic versions of various combinations of progesterone and estrogen. This hormone cocktail suppresses ovulation, keeping the immature egg safely sequestered in the ovary. Synthetic progesterone also has a block trick up its sleeve.
Video examples
How risk-taking changes...
and cause greater risk-taking. So it's the combination of the immature teen brain and the impact of habituation that is like a perfect storm to create more damaging effects. And this research can help parents and the general public
Video examples
How DARPA is creating...
Internet of powerful chip technologies and advanced materials here we saw bubbling pots of research that we're still immature but that allowed us to dream about groundbreaking capabilities and with the private investment and the
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The brain may be able to...
And you may remember from biology class that stem cells are immature cells, able to turn into any type of cell of the body. The adult brain has stem cells, but they're very rare
Video examples
Jellyfish predate...
its struggling cells can change their identity. The tiny bell and tentacles deteriorate and turn into an immature polyp that spawns brand new clones of the parent.
Video examples
The Art of Seducing...
their new system of selection can help them avoid sharks that appear sick weak or immature that thing's got an acoustic tag in it
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Baby Senses PIPE Inside the...
the world is blurred and mostly black and white every aspect of our vision is rudimentary the eye muscles are immature
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An Eagle Swoops on a...
they're mobbing behavior managed to thwart the attack luck in it this was an immature bird had this been an
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Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
I want my job to include a little adventure, a little more of a heightened reality than what I'm actually living. And 'Castle' has that. He gets this opportunity to tail these homicide detectives, and he's driven by that. He's a little immature, but he's obviously loving life.
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Quentin Crisp
English Writer
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.
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Thomas Jane
American Actor
America is immature as a nation, and part of the reason why 'Hung' is a hit show is because it deals with that immature side of the male brain where we are kind of comparing ourselves to the rest of the world.
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Naomi Wolf
American Author
Let's dare to release our immature fantasies of a magically faultless U.S. system and a magically protected election process. We have been lucky as a nation, but sometimes continued luck depends on action.
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Tom Robbins
American Author
Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.
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Travis Bradberry
American Author
Everyone knows that life isn't fair. Saying it's not fair suggests that you think life is supposed to be fair, which makes you look immature and naive.
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Ray Romano
American Actor
I still feel like an immature idiot inside, but I look in the mirror and - as a friend of mine once said- this old guy keeps getting in the way.
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Vladimir Nabokov
American Novelist
Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature, should be limited. In order to enjoy life, we should not enjoy it too much.
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George Pierce Baker
American Educator
Rare is the human being, immature or mature, who has never felt an impulse to pretend he is some one or something else.
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Germaine Greer
Australian Activist
You're only young once, but you can be immature forever.
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Nathan Fillion
Canadian Actor
I want my job to include a little adventure, a little more of a heightened reality than what I'm actually living. And 'Castle' has that. He gets this opportunity to tail these homicide detectives, and he's driven by that. He's a little immature, but he's obviously loving life.
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Quentin Crisp
English Writer
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.
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Thomas Jane
American Actor
America is immature as a nation, and part of the reason why 'Hung' is a hit show is because it deals with that immature side of the male brain where we are kind of comparing ourselves to the rest of the world.
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Naomi Wolf
American Author
Let's dare to release our immature fantasies of a magically faultless U.S. system and a magically protected election process. We have been lucky as a nation, but sometimes continued luck depends on action.
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Tom Robbins
American Author
Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.
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Travis Bradberry
American Author
Everyone knows that life isn't fair. Saying it's not fair suggests that you think life is supposed to be fair, which makes you look immature and naive.
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Ray Romano
American Actor
I still feel like an immature idiot inside, but I look in the mirror and - as a friend of mine once said- this old guy keeps getting in the way.
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Vladimir Nabokov
American Novelist
Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature, should be limited. In order to enjoy life, we should not enjoy it too much.
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George Pierce Baker
American Educator
Rare is the human being, immature or mature, who has never felt an impulse to pretend he is some one or something else.
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Germaine Greer
Australian Activist
You're only young once, but you can be immature forever.
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