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ripeness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The characteristic of being ripe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unripeness

2

noun

Meaning 2

the state of being ripe

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: greenness

Broader terms: maturity, matureness

History

Etymology

From Middle English ripenesse, rypenesse, rijpnesse, from Old English rīpness, equivalent to ripe + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: зрялост (zrjalost) — characteristic of being ripe
  • Czech: zralost — characteristic of being ripe
  • Galician: sazón — characteristic of being ripe
  • German: Reife — characteristic of being ripe
  • German: Reifheit — characteristic of being ripe
  • German: Ausgereiftheit — characteristic of being ripe
  • Greek: ωριμότητα (orimótita) — characteristic of being ripe
  • Irish: aibíocht — characteristic of being ripe
  • Irish: abúlacht — characteristic of being ripe
  • Latin: mātūritās — characteristic of being ripe
  • Manx: appeeys — characteristic of being ripe
  • Polish: dojrzałość — characteristic of being ripe
  • Quechua: puqu — characteristic of being ripe
  • Spanish: madurez — characteristic of being ripe
  • Spanish: sazón — characteristic of being ripe