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ripeness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
ripeness
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being ripe.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English ripenesse, rypenesse, rijpnesse, from Old English rīpness, equivalent to ripe + -ness.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ripenesse, rīpness

Usage

Inflected Forms

ripenesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

semiripeness

Antonyms

unripeness

Questions

What does ripeness mean?
The characteristic of being ripe.
Where does ripeness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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