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maturescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-tures-cent
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Approaching maturity or ripeness.

Etymology

From Latin maturescens, present participle of maturescere (“to become ripe”), verb inchoate from maturus. See mature (adjective). By surface analysis, mature + -escent.

Inflected Forms

more maturescent (comparative) most maturescent (superlative)

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

What does maturescent mean?
Approaching maturity or ripeness.
Where does maturescent come from?
From Latin maturescens, present participle of maturescere (“to become ripe”), verb inchoate from maturus. See mature (adjective). By surface analysis, mature + -escent.

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