maturation vs habit

habit vs maturation

maturation and habit both are nouns.

maturation is not a verb while habit is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maturation	Yes	No	No	No
habit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, habit is a hyponym of maturation; that is, habit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than maturation:

maturation: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
habit: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

Other hyponyms of maturation include culture, amelogenesis, angiogenesis, apposition, auxesis, anthesis, blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, flowering, inflorescence, caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis, cohesion, cultivation, cytogenesis, cytogeny, foliation, leafing, fructification, gametogenesis, germination, sprouting, infructescence, intussusception, juvenescence, life cycle, masculinisation, masculinization, virilisation, virilization, morphogenesis, myelinisation, myelinization, neurogenesis, palingenesis, recapitulation, proliferation, psychogenesis, psychogenesis, psychomotor development, psychosexual development, rooting, suppression, dentition, odontiasis, teething, teratogenesis, vegetation.

maturation (noun)	habit (noun)
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level	excessive use of drugs
coming to full development; becoming mature	(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus	a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
	attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
	an established custom
	the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

maturation (verb)	habit (verb)
	put a habit on

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