🍇 Too ripe 🧑‍🏫 Acting older

overmature

6.5

Behaving or thinking like someone older than they are

adjective
/ˌoʊvərˈmætʃər/

: maduro para su edad

His overmature attitude made him seem much older than his classmates.

Examples

Teachers noticed her overmature responses during discussions about responsibility.
The child's overmature interests surprised everyone at the family gathering.
Don't be so overmature!
His overmature attitude surprised everyone at the party.
His overmature attitude made him seem much older than his classmates.
Teachers noticed her overmature responses during discussions about responsibility.
The child's overmature interests surprised everyone at the family gathering.

Antonyms

youthful

85 3.1

Having the energy and fresh look of a young person

immature

15 3.0

Not fully grown, like a young plant or animal

How Mature

overmature

6.5

precocious

22 7.4

mature

199 3.3

childish

141 2.8

Surface Forms

overmature positive

overmaturer comparative

overmaturest superlative

Morphology

overmature = mature (transparent) = over + mature

The metaphorical sense 'more mature than expected for one's age' follows the regular pattern 'over-' (excessive) + 'mature', making it predictable to learners.

Etymology

Overmature comes from over- meaning 'too much' and mature meaning 'adult' or 'fully grown'. So a person described as overmature seems 'too grown-up' and acts like someone older than their age.