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nounThe characteristic of being ripe.
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Origin
- Old Englishrīpness
- Middle Englishripenesse
- Englishripeness
From Middle English ripenesse, rypenesse, rijpnesse, from Old English rīpness, equivalent to ripe + -ness.
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Bulgarian зрялост
- зрялост (zrjalost)characteristic of being ripe
Czech zralost
- zralostcharacteristic of being ripe
German Reife, Reifheit
- Reifecharacteristic of being ripe
- Reifheitcharacteristic of being ripe
- Ausgereiftheitcharacteristic of being ripe
Greek ωριμότητα
- ωριμότητα (orimótita)characteristic of being ripe
Irish aibíocht, abúlacht
- aibíochtcharacteristic of being ripe
- abúlachtcharacteristic of being ripe
Latin mātūritās
- mātūritāscharacteristic of being ripe
Polish dojrzałość
- dojrzałośćcharacteristic of being ripe
Spanish madurez, sazón
- madurezcharacteristic of being ripe
- sazóncharacteristic of being ripe
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APA
ripeness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ripeness
MLA
“ripeness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ripeness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ripeness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ripeness.
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