MATURITY Synonyms

• the state of being ripe

• (American football) a successful forward pass in football

• a concluding action

• act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

• a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

• the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

• a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

• a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)

• processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

• (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated

• the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

• the content of direct observation or participation in an event

• an event as apprehended

• undergo or live through a difficult experience

• have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

• undergo

• completeness over a broad scope

• the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing

• the condition of being filled to capacity

• greatness of volume

• (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

• a progression from simpler to more complex forms

• a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

• vegetation that has grown

• the gradual beginning or coming forth

• (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

• something grown or growing

• the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

• the proper sphere or extent of your activities

• a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct

• accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

• an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC

• the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight

• ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight

• the quality of being prudent and sensible

• state of being mature; full development

• the date on which an obligation must be repaid

• the date on which an obligation must be repaid