Ripeness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The characteristic of being ripe. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the state of being ripe wordnet

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maturityabilitycapabilityclosecompetencecompletion

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"You can easily judge the ripeness of a banana by the color of its peel."

Etymology

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

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