ripenessn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪpnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈraɪpnᵻs/

Forms: Old English ripnis, Old English ripnys, Middle English rijpnesse, Middle English rypnes, Middle English rypnesse, Middle English–1600s ripenes, Middle English–1600s ripenesse, Middle English–1600s ripnes, Middle English–1600s ripnesse, Middle English–1600s rypenes, Middle English–1600s rypenesse, 1500s– ripeness, 1600s ripness; also Scottish pre-1700 ripnes, pre-1700 ripness, pre-1700 rippenes, pre-1700 rypenes, pre-1700 rypenesse, pre-1700 rypnes.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ripe adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < ripe adj. + -ness suffix. Compare ripe n.¹

The state of being ripe (in various senses); maturity, mellowness.

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

ripenessOE

ripeOE

melchheadc1350

perfectiona1398

perfecturea1552

maturity1568

matureness1661

age1795

development1803

coming of age1881

OE Lambeth Psalter cxviii. 147 Praeueni in maturitate : ic forecom uel ic forhradode on ripunga uel on ripnysse.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 370) (1850) 4 Kings xix. 26 Thei ben maad as hey of the feeld, and as greene herbe..the whiche is maad drye, er it myȝt comme to rijpnesse.

Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) (1851) 135 Ripenesse of age and sadnesse of vertuis.

c1484 (a1475) J. de Caritate tr. Secreta Secret. (Takamiya) (1977) 163 Grapys be of sqwettnes..and of fulle and perfyte rypenes.

?1541 R. Copland Formularye Aydes Apostemes in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens sig. Riij^v Whan they [sc. remedies] fynde mater redy to rypenesse they do maturate.

1576 A. Fleming tr. C. Plinius Novocomensis in Panoplie Epist. 253 By the exercise of translating,..our judgement inclineth to ripenesse.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xxiii. 11 Men must indure, Their going hence, euen as their coming hither, Ripenes is all.

1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. viii. 124 All these kinds of construing..may be used by schollars of ripenesse, and with much profit.

1682 J. Dryden Religio Laici Pref. sig. a2^v If a blessing in the ripeness of time was reserv'd for Japhet.

1734 A. Pope Satires of Horace ii. ii. 28 Till a stench exhale, Rank as the ripeness of a Rabbit's tail.

1786 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant 259 They attain maturity before mellow ripeness.

1833 Ld. Tennyson To J. S. 15 When love is grown To ripeness, that on which it throve Falls off.

1886 Manch. Examiner 13 Mar. 5/3 The artist was in the full vigour of his genius and ripeness of his experience.

1905 Elem. School Teacher 5 365 It is only by chemical analysis that the ripeness can be accurately established.

1954 G. Smith Flaw in Crystal iv. 35 This beautiful thing, built lovingly by hand, is the exotic fruit of a tangled, luxuriant civilization now toppling over from ripeness to decay.

2002 M. Kurlansky Salt (2003) xxvi. 436 Each pepper must be picked at its moment of optimum ripeness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ripeness
释义	ripenessn. Brit. /ˈrʌɪpnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈraɪpnᵻs/ Forms: Old English ripnis, Old English ripnys, Middle English rijpnesse, Middle English rypnes, Middle English rypnesse, Middle English–1600s ripenes, Middle English–1600s ripenesse, Middle English–1600s ripnes, Middle English–1600s ripnesse, Middle English–1600s rypenes, Middle English–1600s rypenesse, 1500s– ripeness, 1600s ripness; also Scottish pre-1700 ripnes, pre-1700 ripness, pre-1700 rippenes, pre-1700 rypenes, pre-1700 rypenesse, pre-1700 rypnes. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ripe adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < ripe adj. + -ness suffix. Compare ripe n.¹ The state of being ripe (in various senses); maturity, mellowness. 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 ripenessOE ripeOE melchheadc1350 perfectiona1398 perfecturea1552 maturity1568 matureness1661 age1795 development1803 coming of age1881 OE Lambeth Psalter cxviii. 147 Praeueni in maturitate : ic forecom uel ic forhradode on ripunga uel on ripnysse. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 370) (1850) 4 Kings xix. 26 Thei ben maad as hey of the feeld, and as greene herbe..the whiche is maad drye, er it myȝt comme to rijpnesse. Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) (1851) 135 Ripenesse of age and sadnesse of vertuis. c1484 (a1475) J. de Caritate tr. Secreta Secret. (Takamiya) (1977) 163 Grapys be of sqwettnes..and of fulle and perfyte rypenes. ?1541 R. Copland Formularye Aydes Apostemes in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens sig. Riij^v Whan they [sc. remedies] fynde mater redy to rypenesse they do maturate. 1576 A. Fleming tr. C. Plinius Novocomensis in Panoplie Epist. 253 By the exercise of translating,..our judgement inclineth to ripenesse. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xxiii. 11 Men must indure, Their going hence, euen as their coming hither, Ripenes is all. View more context for this quotation 1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. viii. 124 All these kinds of construing..may be used by schollars of ripenesse, and with much profit. 1682 J. Dryden Religio Laici Pref. sig. a2^v If a blessing in the ripeness of time was reserv'd for Japhet. 1734 A. Pope Satires of Horace ii. ii. 28 Till a stench exhale, Rank as the ripeness of a Rabbit's tail. 1786 J. Abercrombie Gardeners Daily Assistant 259 They attain maturity before mellow ripeness. 1833 Ld. Tennyson To J. S. 15 When love is grown To ripeness, that on which it throve Falls off. 1886 Manch. Examiner 13 Mar. 5/3 The artist was in the full vigour of his genius and ripeness of his experience. 1905 Elem. School Teacher 5 365 It is only by chemical analysis that the ripeness can be accurately established. 1954 G. Smith Flaw in Crystal iv. 35 This beautiful thing, built lovingly by hand, is the exotic fruit of a tangled, luxuriant civilization now toppling over from ripeness to decay. 2002 M. Kurlansky Salt (2003) xxvi. 436 Each pepper must be picked at its moment of optimum ripeness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.OE
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