ripeness (redirected from Ripeness (law))

ripe  (rp)

adj. rip·er, rip·est

1. Fully developed; mature: ripe peaches.

2. Resembling matured fruit, as in fullness.

3. Sufficiently advanced in preparation or aging to be used or eaten: ripe cheese.

4. Thoroughly matured, as by study or experience; seasoned: ripe judgment.

5. Advanced in years: the ripe age of 90.

6. Fully prepared to do or undergo something; ready: "By 1965 the republic was ripe for a coup" (Alex Shoumatoff).

7. Sufficiently advanced; opportune: The time is ripe for great societal changes.

8. Exhibiting overtones of or references to sex; scatological: "The language on the stage was riper than anything I have heard in a lifetime of newspaper work" (John Hughes).

9. Emitting a foul odor, especially body odor.

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[Middle English, from Old English rpe.]

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ripely adv.

ripeness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ripeness - the state of being ripe               matureness, maturity - state of being mature; full development greenness - the state of not being ripe

Translations

ripeness [ˈraɪpnɪs] N → madurez f

ripeness [ˈraɪpnɪs] n → maturité f
rip-off [ˈrɪpɒf] n

(= swindle) → arnaque f >
it's a rip-off! → c'est de l'arnaque! >

(= copy) → copie f

ripeness

n → Reife f

ripeness [ˈraɪpnɪs] n → maturazione f