LEARNit Dictionary
ripeness
noun
/ˈraɪpnəs/
UK
/ˈraɪpnəs/
US
1
the state of fruit or crops being fully grown and ready to be eaten
رسیدگی, به بار نشستن, عمل آمدن
2
the quality in cheese or wine of having a fully developed taste
پختگی
Both cheese and wine are intricately flavoured substances that change with ripeness and age.
3
the fact of having a very strong or unpleasant smell
تعفن, بوی بد, گندیدگی, فاسدشدگی, بوی تعفن
It is difficult to convey the ripeness, the stench, of the city through most of its history.