What does maturer mean?
Maturer is the comparative form of mature, meaning more mature or more advanced in development. It can describe a person who has greater emotional independence, judgment, or practical experience, as in “her outlook became maturer as she entered adulthood.” It can also refer to living things that have progressed further through their growth, as with older trees, seedlings, or fruit. The word may carry positive connotations of responsibility, self-control, and emotional balance, although context determines whether that judgment is complimentary or critical. In everyday and formal writing, “more mature” is frequently preferred over the bare comparative, especially before a noun: “a more mature attitude” sounds more natural than “a maturer attitude.” Maturer is also occasionally used to compare stages, qualities, or products. It should not be confused with mature, the base adjective describing something that has reached a developed stage, or with matured, which usually describes something that has completed a process of development or ripening.
adjectiveComparative of mature: more mature, or further advanced in development, growth, or understanding.
- More mature or further advanced in physical development, psychological growth, or practical experience.
"With each summer, the young trees became stronger and maturer."
"By the time they returned, the seedlings were considerably maturer."
"His advice often sounded wiser and maturer than that of his younger colleagues."
The word mature grew from a word associated with fruit: something was “mature” when it was ripe and ready to be gathered.
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Where does maturer come from?
The adjective mature entered Middle English from French mature, which came from Latin maturus, meaning “ripe” and by extension “developed.” Its comparative form has followed the regular English pattern of adding -er to adjectives ending in -ure. Related English forms include maturity and maturation, while cognates such as immature and premature continue to use Latin-derived forms associated with being unripe or developing too early.
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How maturer is actually used
Maturer is the comparative of mature and is used mainly when comparing two people, things, or stages of development. In formal prose, “more mature” is often more natural, especially before a noun. It may also be used predicatively.
Easily confused with maturer
Mature describes someone or something that is fully developed, while maturer is the comparative form and means more mature.