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# immaturity

noun (immaturity — uncountable)

«immaturity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Behaving in a silly or childish way that is not right for your age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immaturity/#m1)
2. Not being fully grown or developed yet, as with a young animal, plant or fruit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immaturity/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and PSHE, adults may point out immaturity when someone giggles at the wrong time or sulks. In science, immaturity is a stage of growth: an immature frog is a tadpole, an immature fruit is unripe. Phrases: a sign of immaturity, emotional immaturity, the immaturity of the plant.

### Examples

- Laughing when someone falls over shows immaturity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immaturity/#x1)
- The teacher said his rude joke was a sign of immaturity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immaturity/#x2)
- Because of the bird's immaturity, its feathers were still grey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immaturity/#x3)
- The immaturity of the apples meant they were sour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immaturity/#x4)
- Everyone shows some immaturity sometimes; we learn as we grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immaturity/#x5)
- The coach worried about the young team's immaturity under pressure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immaturity/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: «immature»; opposite: «maturity», «mature». Being a child is not immaturity — the word means acting younger than you are. Pronounced im-uh-CHOOR-i-tee or im-uh-TYOOR-i-tee.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «immaturity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/immaturity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«immaturity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/immaturity.html) on Mova free.