Ripeness
Pronunciation : Ripe"ness
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. ripness.]
Definition : Defn: The state or quality of being ripe; maturity;; completeness; perfection; as, the ripeness of grain; ripeness of manhood; ripeness of judgment. Time, which made them their fame outlive, To Cowley scarce did ripeness give. Denham.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913