RIPE

advanced, ripe

(adjective) far along in time; “a man of advanced age”; “advanced in years”; “a ripe old age”; “the ripe age of 90”

ripe

(adjective) at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; “a ripe mind”

ripe, mature

(adjective) fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; “ripe peaches”; “full-bodied mature wines”

good, right, ripe

(adjective) most suitable or right for a particular purpose; “a good time to plant tomatoes”; “the right time to act”; “the time is ripe for great sociological changes”

ripe

(adjective) fully prepared or eager; “the colonists were ripe for revolution”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

ripe (comparative riper, superlative ripest)

(of fruits, vegetables, seeds etc.) Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature

(of foods) Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow

(figuratively) Having attained its full development; mature; perfected

Synonym: consummate

(archaic) Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores, tumors, etc.

Ready for action or effect; prepared.

Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness.

(obsolete) Intoxicated.

Synonym: Thesaurus:drunk

(law) Of a conflict between parties, having developed to a stage where the conflict may be reviewed by a court of law.

Smelly: having a disagreeable odor.

Synonym: Thesaurus:malodorous

Antonyms

• unripe

Noun

ripe (plural ripes)

(agriculture) A fruit or vegetable which has ripened.

Verb

ripe (third-person singular simple present ripes, present participle riping, simple past and past participle riped)

To ripen or mature

Etymology 2

Noun

ripe (plural ripes)

The bank of a river.

Etymology 3

Verb

ripe (third-person singular simple present ripes, present participle riping, simple past and past participle riped)

(transitive, obsolete) To search; to rummage.

Anagrams

• Peri, peri, peri-, pier, prie

Source: Wiktionary

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Ripe, n. Etym: [L. ripa.]

Definition: The bank of a river. [Obs.]

Ripe, a. [Compar. Riper; superl. Ripest.] Etym: [AS. ripe; akin to OS. ripi, D. rijp, G. rief, OHG. rift; cf. AS. rip harvest, ripan to reap. Cf. Reap.]

1. Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature; -- said of fruits, seeds, etc.; as, ripe grain. So mayst thou live, till, like ripe fruit, thou drop Into thy mother's lap. Milton.

2. Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow; as, ripe cheese; ripe wine.

3. Having attained its full development; mature; perfected; consummate. "Ripe courage." Chaucer. He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one. Shak.

4. Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores, tumors, etc.

5. Ready for action or effect; prepared. While things were just ripe for a war. Addison. I am not ripe to pass sentence on the gravest public bodies. Burke.

6. Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness. Those happy smilets, That played on her ripe lip. Shak.

7. Intoxicated. [Obs.] "Reeling ripe." Shak.

Syn.

– Mature; complete; finished. See Mature.

Ripe, v. i. Etym: [AS. ripian.]

Definition: To ripen; to grow ripe. [Obs.]

Ripe, v. t.

Definition: To mature; to ripen. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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