ripe
adjective
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
ripeness
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a word derived from
ripe.
Example Sentences
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She and her students have come up with a millimetre wave-based ripeness detector, external that could be used by farmers – or even customers searching for perfectly ripe fruit in shops.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
When AFP visited, he was climbing through rows of vines winding up the hill, collecting samples to test their ripeness.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Which means it would be subject to a similar ripeness argument and presumably fail at the Supreme Court.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Customs and Border Protection before being placed in customers’ hands—hopefully all within about seven days, which is roughly how long the fruit stays at peak ripeness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
They ate most of the day, picking fruit where they could reach it and not particular about ripeness and quality.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
