overripenessn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈrʌɪpnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvə(r)ˈraɪpnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, ripeness n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + ripeness n., after overripe adj.

The state or quality of being too ripe.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by age or cycles > [noun] > state of being or becoming ripe or mature

ripingeOE

ripenessOE

ripeOE

maturity?1440

ripening1561

maturation1621

superbience1672

coction1693

overripeness1806

blood-ripeness1826

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > state of being prepared or ready > state of being ripe or mature > excessive

overripeness1806

1806 R. Heber Jrnl. 27 June in A. Heber Life R. Heber (1830) I. ix. 293 It is made from such grapes only as drop from the tree spontaneously through over ripeness.

1823 J. Neal Errata II. iii. 62 Lips, even in their over-ripeness, shedding a warm and voluptuous exhalation.

1904 L. W. Fox Dis. Eye xii. 309 The last stage is that of hypermaturity or overripeness.

1932 Amer. Naturalist 66 112 The male-determining effect of uterine overripeness of frog eggs.

1976 Listener 12 Aug. 172/1 Henry James appraised Warwickshire... He felt a ripeness, he hints at an over-ripeness.

1991 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 256/1 There are often unpleasant suggestions of jamminess..raising overripeness or out-of-balance vegetal or herbal essences.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overripeness
释义	overripenessn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈrʌɪpnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvə(r)ˈraɪpnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, ripeness n. Etymology: < over- prefix + ripeness n., after overripe adj. The state or quality of being too ripe. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by age or cycles > [noun] > state of being or becoming ripe or mature ripingeOE ripenessOE ripeOE maturity?1440 ripening1561 maturation1621 superbience1672 coction1693 overripeness1806 blood-ripeness1826 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > state of being prepared or ready > state of being ripe or mature > excessive overripeness1806 1806 R. Heber Jrnl. 27 June in A. Heber Life R. Heber (1830) I. ix. 293 It is made from such grapes only as drop from the tree spontaneously through over ripeness. 1823 J. Neal Errata II. iii. 62 Lips, even in their over-ripeness, shedding a warm and voluptuous exhalation. 1904 L. W. Fox Dis. Eye xii. 309 The last stage is that of hypermaturity or overripeness. 1932 Amer. Naturalist 66 112 The male-determining effect of uterine overripeness of frog eggs. 1976 Listener 12 Aug. 172/1 Henry James appraised Warwickshire... He felt a ripeness, he hints at an over-ripeness. 1991 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 256/1 There are often unpleasant suggestions of jamminess..raising overripeness or out-of-balance vegetal or herbal essences. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1806
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