ripeness
Ready for picking
Ripeness is the state of being ripe—ready to be harvested, eaten, or used.
Fruit reaches ripeness when it's fully developed and at peak flavor.
The concept extends to timing and readiness: The time was ripe for revolution.
A situation's ripeness suggests conditions have matured to the point where action becomes possible or inevitable.
Gathering mature crops
- juicinessState of being moist
- sweetnessSugary taste quality
- plumpnessCondition of being full-figured
- succulenceMoisture-rich quality
aroma · flesh · pulp · bloom · tenderness · fullness · golden · yielding
Progress toward maturity
- growthIncrease in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- seasoningSubstance improving food taste
- agingGrowing older over time
evolution · readiness · completion · blossoming · cultivation · progression · senescence · fermentation
harvest
Gathering mature crops
succulence · aroma · flesh · pulp · bloom · tenderness · fullness · golden · yielding · fragrant
development
Progress toward maturity
- growthIncrease in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- seasoningSubstance improving food taste
aging · evolution · readiness · completion · blossoming · cultivation · progression · senescence · fermentation · curing
prime
Readying for action
- optimumMost favorable condition
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
- culminationHighest or final point
zenith · pinnacle · apex · readiness · climax · heyday · flowering · fullness · bloom · acme
vintage
Quality from past eras
cured · cellared · patina · complexity · depth · character · bouquet · oaked · time-honored · developed
- fruit qualitiesjuiciness, sweetness, freshness, flavor, aroma
- Produce Qualitiesfreshness, firmness, juiciness, sweetness, flavor
- fruit farmingapples, apricots, bananas, berries, blackberries
- quality statefreshness, cleanliness, dirtiness, purity, newness
- smellssmell, aroma, scent, fragrance, perfume
- grape harvestgrapes, vines, clusters, picking, pickers
ripenessgreenness
State of being verdant
unripeness · immaturity · rawness · underdevelopment · prematureness
ripenessunreadiness
State of being unprepared
prematurity · unpreparedness · untimeliness · earliness · inappropriateness
ripenessrottenness
State of decay
overripeness · decay · spoilage · decomposition · putrefaction
- peak ripenessOptimal point of maturity