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The characteristic of being ripe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unripeness
the state of being ripe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: greenness
Broader terms: maturity, matureness
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.
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Bulgarian:
зрялост
(zrjalost)
— characteristic of being ripe
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Czech:
zralost
— characteristic of being ripe
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Galician:
sazón
— characteristic of being ripe
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German:
Reife
— characteristic of being ripe
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German:
Reifheit
— characteristic of being ripe
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German:
Ausgereiftheit
— characteristic of being ripe
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Greek:
ωριμότητα
(orimótita)
— characteristic of being ripe
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Irish:
aibíocht
— characteristic of being ripe
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Irish:
abúlacht
— characteristic of being ripe
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Latin:
mātūritās
— characteristic of being ripe
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Manx:
appeeys
— characteristic of being ripe
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Polish:
dojrzałość
— characteristic of being ripe
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Quechua:
puqu
— characteristic of being ripe
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Spanish:
madurez
— characteristic of being ripe
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Spanish:
sazón
— characteristic of being ripe