Hi, I want to mention the fact that some people reckon that age doesn't matter that much when it comes to maturity . Is the phrase "have little or even nothing to do with" valid? I want to put it in a sentence like this: " Maturity has little or even nothing to do with age". Thank you! I would like to know how "maturité gymnasiale" can be translated into English. This is a diploma you get at the end of 3 year-study in Switzerland that enables you to go to university. the period of life from puberty to maturity terminating legally at the age of majority. So please differentiate between these three words: puberty, maturity , majority, so that I could have a proper understanding of the word "adolescence". Of course, used more metaphorically about someone already adult, to 'grow up' would normally suggest a movement from immaturity, naivete, innocence to maturity , etc. - but to say that a person 'grows' through having to deal with a difficult experience doesn't suggest that they were obviously lacking in maturity etc. before, but simply that they ...
