immaturity

[im-uh-choor-i-tee, -toor-, -tyoor-, -chur-]

im·ma·tu·ri·ty

[im-uh-choor-i-tee, -toor-, -tyoor-, -chur-]
noun, plural im·ma·tu·ri·ties for 2.
1.
a state or condition of being immature: the immaturity of one's behavior; the immaturity of a country's technology.
2.
an immature action or attitude.

Origin:
1530–40; immature + -ity, probably reflecting Latin immātūritās untimely haste, unripeness
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Immaturity has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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immature (ˌɪməˈtjʊə, -ˈtʃʊə)
 
adj
1.  not fully grown or developed
2.  deficient in maturity; lacking wisdom, insight, emotional stability, etc
3.  geography a less common term for youthful
 
imma'turity
 
n
 
imma'tureness
 
n
 
imma'turely
 
adv

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