Dictionary Definition
premature adj
1 born after a gestation period of less than the
normal time; "a premature infant" [ant: full-term]
2 too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him
was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" [syn: previous(p)]
3 uncommonly early or before the expected time;
"illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an
untimely end" [syn: untimely]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
Derived terms
Translations
occurring before a state of readiness or
maturity
- Finnish: ennenaikainen
- Portuguese: prematuro, prematura
- Russian: преждевременный
taking place earlier than anticipated
- Finnish: ennenaikainen
- Russian: преждевременный
Italian
Adjective
premature- Feminine plural form of prematuro
Extensive Definition
The term premature refers to something that
occurs prior to the expected or normal time. It is generally used
to refer to:
See also:
- Premature ejaculation
- Premature menopause
- Premature ventricular contraction
- Nonsense mutation (for premature stop codon)
- Senescence (for premature aging)
premature in Dutch: Prematuur
premature in Turkish: Prematüre
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
a bit previous, advanced, beforehand, early, far ahead, forward, green, half-baked, half-cocked,
hasty, ill-considered,
ill-seasoned, ill-timed, immature, improper, impulsive, inappropriate, inauspicious, inconvenient, inexpedient, infelicitous, inopportune, intempestive, intrusive, irrelevant, late, mal a propos, malapropos, mistimed, not firm, off base,
out of line, out of phase, out of time, overhasty, oversoon, precipitate, precocious, previous, rushed, soon, too early, too late, too
soon, unbefitting,
uncrystallized,
underdeveloped,
undeveloped,
unfavorable,
unfit, unfitting, unfledged, unfortunate, unhandy, unhappy, unjelled, unlucky, unmatured, unmeditated, unpremeditated, unprepared, unpropitious, unready, unripe, unseasonable, unsuitable, untimely, untoward, wrong