ripeness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ripeness
    n 1: the state of being ripe [ant: {greenness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ripeness \Ripe"ness\, n. [AS. r[imac]pness.]
   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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         Time, which made them their fame outlive,
         To Cowley scarce did ripeness give.      --Denham.
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