RIPENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The state of being ripe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("ripeness" is a kind of...):

matureness; maturity (state of being mature; full development)

Antonym:

greenness (the state of not being ripe)

Derivation:

ripe (fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used)