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English Dictionary: ripeness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ripeness
n
  1. the state of being ripe
    Antonym(s): greenness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ripeness \Ripe"ness\, n. [AS. r[c6]pness.]
      The state or quality of being ripe; maturity;; completeness;
      perfection; as, the ripeness of grain; ripeness of manhood;
      ripeness of judgment.
  
               Time, which made them their fame outlive, To Cowley
               scarce did ripeness give.                        --Denham.
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