ripeness
ripeness · ripenesses
Reife, Reifheit, Ausgereiftheit
The characteristic of being ripeThe characteristic of being ripe.
» These dates are in different stages of ripeness.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The characteristic of being ripe.
Reife, Reifheit, Ausgereiftheit
the state of being ripe
Examples
3 sentencesThese dates are in different stages of ripeness.
Figs should be consumed at the peak of ripeness.
You can easily judge the ripeness of a banana by the color of its peel.
ruСпелость банана легко определить по цвету кожуры.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
characteristic of being ripe:
Origin
From Middle English ripenesse, rypenesse, rijpnesse, from Old English rīpness, equivalentFrom Middle English ripenesse, rypenesse, rijpnesse, from Old English rīpness, equivalent to ripe + -ness.
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Forms
plural: ripenesses| Singular | ripeness |
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regular
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedripe
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable