Ripeness
['raɪpnɪs]
Definition
(n.) The state or quality of being ripe; maturity;; completeness; perfection; as, the ripeness of grain; ripeness of manhood; ripeness of judgment.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Maturity, matureness, full growth.[2]. Fitness, preparation, readiness.
Typist: Vivienne
Examples
- Miss Fanshawe, with her usual ripeness of judgment, pronounced Dr. Bretton a serious, impassioned man, too grave and too impressible. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Eager to see it accomplished, and yet patient, she waited for the last fall, as for the ripeness and fulness of the harvest of her hopes. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The addition is best made when the wine has attained its full ripeness. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- After all, when one was fulfilled, one was happiest in falling into death, as a bitter fruit plunges in its ripeness downwards. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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