Define Maturity Meaning

Maturity
Knowing when to be immature.

It takes a mature person to know when to goof off and when not to.
By Catherine
Maturity
The ability to recognize when it is acceptable to act in an immature manner

Leaving before he let his anger get the best of him was a sign of his maturity.
By Cherish
Maturity
the state of being so jaded by the shittiness of life that you cannot have fun easily, and must seek and destroy the fun of those who can.

Dude that cop is so mature.
By Christean
Maturity

The freshmen need to show some serious maturity.
Bitches....always crying about stupid shit.
By Rois
Maturity
The measure of one's ability to get away with things that are considered inappropriate, illegal, or distasteful by society's standards. As opposed to immaturity, which is the ability to get caught doing shady things.

Lindsay Lohan does not display maturity by constantly getting caught doing dumb shit.
By Faye
Maturity
n: A word reffering to the slow and painful process by which the human soul dies, and then proceeds to rot. This process ends when someone becomes fully mature, and are thus devoid of all joy and personality.

My dad represents maturity, he works 9 to 5 in a cubicle for 5 days a week. He also respects women, and never tells any racist or crude jokes. That poor bastard...

Mom: "You kids stop having fun this instant! Honestly, you need to be more mature."
By Vi
Maturity
A word that pertains to becoming old and boring.

By Glennie
Maturity
What Urban Dictionary doesn't have.

By Esther
Maturity
The level at which one understands society's, and opposite sex's appeal to oneself. Is able to recognize appropriate times to act immature and can confidently carry themselves through times of despair, relationship issues, job interviews, exams, family problems, etc.

A mature person is mentally free of all immature excuses such as, egocentric blameworthiness, "too tired", "I forgot", or lying for cover. Instead, a mature person will respond to issues with admittance and apologize.

Maturity...
Immature:

Police Officer - do you know how fast you were driving before I pulled you over?

Driver (lying) - I didn't even know what the speed limit was?

Mature:

Police Officer - Do you know how fast you were driving before I pulled you over?

Driver (honest and apologetic) - My apologies officer but I believe I was traveling around 15 over the speed limit.
By Ashlie
Mature
What 97% of the people on Urban Dictionary aren't.

People who write sex positions for the most random words on Urban Dictionary are not mature.
By Roshelle