He has a mature outlook on life The word can also refer to something that is only appropriate for people who are considered legal adults, like the movie that is for mature audiences only. His parents didn't think he was mature enough to live on his own
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In the absence of mature trees, bat houses are an option.
Mature people behave like adults in a way that shows they are well developed emotionally If you describe someone as mature, you think that they are fully developed and balanced in their personality and emotional behaviour. Complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms. See examples of mature used in a sentence.
Fully developed in body or mind Complete in natural growth or development Definition of mature adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Fully developed in body or mind, as a person
Pertaining to or characteristic of full development Fruit with a mature softness. Mature (comparative more mature, superlative most mature) fully developed Grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking
Anything that is fully developed, like an aged cheese or bottle of wine, can also be called mature
