noun · neutral
adulthood
UK/ˈædʌlthʊd/US/əˈdʌlthʊd/AD·ult·hood
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the state of being an adult
Examples
“Responsibility increases a lot in adulthood.”
“Many people experience big changes when entering adulthood.”
“Adulthood doesn't automatically mean independence.”
Band 8 sentence
“Many of the pressures people face are rooted in the responsibilities that accompany adulthood rather than in age alone.”
Collocations
- enter adulthood
- responsibilities of adulthood
- reach adulthood
Word family
adult noun/adjectiveadulthood noun
Common mistakes
in adulthood I was→in adulthood, I was
adults life→adult life
Say it for a higher band
5when you are an adult→6adult life→7+adulthood
Synonyms
maturity
Easily confused
maturity
“Emotional maturity does not always coincide with legal adulthood.”
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In -hood
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