Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

immaturity

/ɪməˈt͡ʃʊɹɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: im-ma-tu-ri-ty
IPA: /ɪməˈt͡ʃʊɹɪti/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"emotional immaturity"
"childish immaturity"
"stage of immaturity"
"His constant joking showed his immaturity."
"The plant’s immaturity made it sensitive to frost."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin immātūritātem.

Usage

Inflected Forms

immaturities (plural)

Synonyms

immatureness

Antonyms

maturity

Rhymes With

insecurity

Questions

How do you pronounce immaturity?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪməˈt͡ʃʊɹɪti/.
What does immaturity mean?: Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown
Where does immaturity come from?: Borrowed from Latin immātūritātem.

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