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| 1. | having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or befitting adults. |
| 3. | intended for adults; not suitable for children: adult entertainment. |
| 4. | a person who is fully grown or developed or of age. |
| 5. | a full-grown animal or plant. |
| 6. | a person who has attained the age of maturity as specified by law. |
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| a·dult
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n.
adj.
[From Latin adultus, past participle of adolēscere, to grow up; see adolescent.] a·dult'hood' n., a·dult'ness n. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
adult (adj.)
1531 (but not common until mid-17c.), from L. adultus, pp. of adolescere "grow up, mature" (see adolescent). As a euphemism for "pornographic," it dates to 1958 and does no honor to the word. The noun meaning "adult person" is from 1658.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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| 1. | (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" |
| 2. | designed to arouse lust; "pornographic films and magazines"; "adult movies" [syn: pornographic] |
noun | |
| 1. | a fully developed person from maturity onward [ant: juvenile] |
| 2. | any mature animal |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
adult1 [ˈӕdalt, (especially American) əˈdalt] adjective
fully grown
Example: an adult gorilla
adult2 [ˈӕdalt, (especially American) əˈdalt] adjectiveExample: an adult gorilla
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mature
Example: adult behaviour
adult [ˈӕdalt, (especially American) əˈdalt] nounExample: adult behaviour
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a fully grown human being
Example: That film is suitable only for adults.
Example: That film is suitable only for adults.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Adult
Ad`o*les"cent\ ([a^]d`[-o]*l[e^]s"sent), a. [L. adolescens, p. pr. of adolescere to grow up to; ad + the inchoative olescere to grow: cf. F. adolescent. See Adult.] Growing; advancing from childhood to maturity. Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong, Detain their adolescent charge too long. --Cowper.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Adult
A*dult"\, a. [L. adultus, p. p. of adolescere, akin to alere to nourish: cf. F. adulte. See Adolescent, Old.] Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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