Also means
ripeness
Usage Note
Maturité applies to both human development (faire preuve de maturité = to show maturity) and the ripeness of fruit or crops. The adjective mature (or mûr/mûre) is the adjectival counterpart. In finance, à maturité means 'at maturity' for bonds or contracts.
Examples
"Il a agi avec beaucoup de maturité."
Natural Translation
He acted with a great deal of maturity.
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