Ripe Definition
rīp
riper, ripest
adjective
riper, ripest
Fully grown or developed; specif., ready to be harvested and used for food, as grain or fruit.
Webster's New World
Like ripe fruit, as in being ruddy and full.
Ripe lips.
Webster's New World
Sufficiently advanced, as by being kept in storage or subjected to treatment, to be ready for use.
Ripe wine, ripe cheese.
Webster's New World
Fully or highly developed by study, experience, etc.; mature as in judgment, knowledge, etc.
Ripe wisdom.
Webster's New World
Thoroughly matured, as by study or experience; seasoned.
Ripe judgment.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
(agriculture) A fruit or vegetable which has ripened.
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Other Word Forms of Ripe
Noun
Singular:
ripe
Plural:
ripesAdjective
Base Form:
ripe
Comparative:
riper
Superlative:
ripestOrigin of Ripe
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From Old English rÄ«pe, from Proto-Germanic *rÄ«pijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rep- "˜to snatch'. Cognate with West Frisian ryp (“ripe"), Dutch rijp (“ripe"), German reif (“ripe"). Related to reap.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English rīpe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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