Mature vs. Age — What's the Difference?

Having reached full natural growth or development

The length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed

Having reached a desired or final condition; ripe

A distinct period of history

Having or showing characteristics, such as patience and prudence, considered typical of well-balanced adulthood

Grow old or older

Suitable or intended for adults

The length of time that a person or thing has existed

Composed of adults

The time of life when a person becomes qualified to assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at 18 or 21 years; legal age

Worked out fully by the mind; considered

One of the stages of life

Having reached the limit of its time; due

The state of being old; old age

No longer subject to great expansion or development. Used of an industry, market, or product.

A period of time marked by a distinctive characteristic, achievement, or figure

(Geology) Having reached maximum development of form. Used of streams and landforms.

A period in the history of the earth, usually shorter than an epoch

To bring to full development; ripen.

The period of history during which a person lives

To work out fully in the mind

A generation

To evolve toward or reach full development

Ages(Informal) An extended period of time

To become due. Used of notes and bonds.

To cause to become old or to show the signs of becoming old

Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.

To cause to mature or ripen under controlled conditions

Brought to a state of complete readiness.

To change (the characteristics of a device) through use, especially to stabilize (an electronic device).

Profound; careful.

To become old or show signs of becoming old

Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.

To develop a certain quality of ripeness; become mature

Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.

(countable) The whole duration of a being, whether human, animal, plant, or other kind, being alive.

(intransitive) To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).

(countable) The number of full years, months, days, hours, etc., that someone, or something, has been alive.

To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.

(countable) One of the stages of life.

(transitive) To bring (something) to maturity, full development, or completion.

(countable) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.

(transitive) To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.

(countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.

To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.

(countable) A great period in the history of the Earth.

(transitive) To make (someone) mature.

(astrology) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and goverened by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.

To reach the date when payment is due.

(countable) A period of one hundred years; a century.

Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe.

(countable) The people who live during a particular period.

Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan.

(countable) A generation.

Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years.

A long time.

Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.

The shortest geochronologic unit, being a period of thousands to millions of years; a subdivision of an epoch (or sometimes a subepoch).

To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans.

The right of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.

To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience.

(uncountable) That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; specifically the size of that part.

Hence, to become due, as a note.

(uncountable) Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.

Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;

(uncountable) An advanced period of life; the latter part of life; the state of being old, old age, senility; seniority.

Develop and work out fully in one's mind;

(intransitive) To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.

Become due for repayment;

To be viewed or turn out in some way after a certain time has passed.

Cause to ripen or develop fully;

(transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.

Grow old or older;

To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt.

Cause to ripen and discharge pus;

To categorize by age.

Characteristic of maturity;

(transitive) To indicate that a person has been alive for a certain period of time, especially a long one.

Fully considered and perfected;

The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

Having reached full natural growth or development;

That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present age of a man, or of the earth?

Fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used;

The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.

(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination

One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.

Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is of age.

The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion.

A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles.

A great period in the history of the Earth.

A century; the period of one hundred years.

The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation.

A long time.

The right belonging to the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.

To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he grew fat as he aged.

To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; as, grief ages us.

How long something has existed;

An era of history having some distinctive feature;

A time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises;

A late time of life;

A prolonged period of time;

Begin to seem older; get older;

Grow old or older;

Make older;