adulthood
English Thesaurus
1. the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | matureness, maturity, |
| definition | : | state of being mature; full development (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | manhood, |
| definition | : | the state of being a man; manly qualities (noun.state) |
2. the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | time of life, |
| definition | : | a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | prime, prime of life, |
| definition | : | the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | teens, |
| definition | : | the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20 (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | forties, mid-forties, |
| definition | : | the time of life between 40 and 50 (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | fifties, mid-fifties, |
| definition | : | the time of life between 50 and 60 (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | legal age, majority, |
| definition | : | the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | drinking age, |
| definition | : | the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | voting age, |
| definition | : | the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | middle age, |
| definition | : | the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age) (noun.time) |
3. the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity (noun.state)
| derivation | : | adult, |
| definition | : | any mature animal (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | adult, grownup, |
| definition | : | a fully developed person from maturity onward (noun.person) |
4. the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed (noun.time)
| derivation | : | adult, |
| definition | : | any mature animal (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | adult, grownup, |
| definition | : | a fully developed person from maturity onward (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | mature, |
| definition | : | having reached full natural growth or development (adj.all) |
5. the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity (noun.state)
| derivation | : | adult, |
| definition | : | any mature animal (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | adult, grownup, |
| definition | : | a fully developed person from maturity onward (noun.person) |
6. the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed (noun.time)
| derivation | : | adult, |
| definition | : | any mature animal (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | adult, grownup, |
| definition | : | a fully developed person from maturity onward (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | mature, |
| definition | : | having reached full natural growth or development (adj.all) |
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