ripeness Definition

ripe
adj

1. Said of fruit, grain, etc: fully matured and ready to be picked or harvested and eaten.
2a. Said of cheese: mature; having been allowed to age to develop its full flavour;
2b. Said of cheese: strong-smelling.
3. Said of a flavour or taste, eg that of wine: rich or strong.
4. Said eg of a person's complexion: resembling ripe fruit, especially in being plump and pink.
5. Mature in mind and body; fully developed.
6. Said of a person or their mind: mature in judgement or knowledge.

Thesaurus: mature, mellow, aged, wise, experienced, seasoned.
7. Said of a person's age: very advanced, but still with good mental and physical health.

Form: ripe old age (often)
8a. slang
Complete; thorough;
8b. slang
Excellent.
9. slang
Excessive.
10. colloq
Said of language, etc: slightly indecent; risqué.

Derivative: ripely
adverb

Derivative: ripeness
noun

Idiom: ripe for something

Suitable or appropriate for a particular action or purpose.
Example: ripe for reform

Eager or ready for a particular action or purpose.
Thesaurus: ready for, prepared for, fit for, conditioned for, primed for, set for, all set for.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon ripe.