ripeness

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ripeness

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

noun ripenesses

countable, uncountable The characteristic of being ripe.
Opposite: unripeness

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noun characteristic of being ripe

Español	madurez, sazón
Deutsch	Reife, Reifheit, Ausgereiftheit
Ελληνικά	ωριμότητα orimótita

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@misc{ripeness_2026,
  title = {ripeness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ripeness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}