Amateur vs. Mature
Amateurnoun
A lover of something.
Amateurnoun
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
Amateurnoun
Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful.
Amateuradjective
Non-professional.
Amateuradjective
Created, done, or populated by amateurs or non-professionals.
Amateuradjective
Showing a lack of professionalism, experience or talent.
Amateurnoun
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
Amateurnoun
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
Amateurnoun
does not play for pay
Amateuradjective
engaged in as a pastime;
Amateuradjective
lacking professional skill or expertise;
Amateur
An amateur (; French: [amatœʁ]; lit. 'lover [of something]') is generally considered a person who pursues a particular activity or field of study independently from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist.
Matureadjective
Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
Matureadjective
Brought to a state of complete readiness.
Matureadjective
Profound; careful.
Matureadjective
Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
Matureverb
To become mature; to ripen.
Matureverb
(intransitive) To gain experience or wisdom with age.
Matureverb
(transitive) To make something mature.
Matureverb
To reach the date when payment is due
Matureadjective
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.
Matureadjective
Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a mature plan.
Matureadjective
Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of mature years.
Matureadjective
Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
Matureverb
To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans.
Matureverb
To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine matures by age; the judgment matures by age and experience.
Matureverb
Hence, to become due, as a note.
Matureverb
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;
Matureverb
develop and work out fully in one's mind;
Matureverb
become due for repayment;
Matureverb
cause to ripen or develop fully;
Matureverb
grow old or older;
Matureverb
cause to ripen and discharge pus;
Matureadjective
characteristic of maturity;
Matureadjective
fully considered and perfected;
Matureadjective
having reached full natural growth or development;
Matureadjective
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used;
Matureadjective
(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
