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Overview of adj ripe The adj ripe has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) ripe, mature -- (fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used "ripe peaches"; "full-bodies mature wines") 2. (1) ripe -- (fully prepared or eager; "the colonists were ripe for revolution") 3. good, right ripe -- (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") 4. ripe -- (at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind") 5. advanced, ripe -- (far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90") Antonyms of adj ripe 5 senses of ripe Sense 1 ripe (vs. green), mature green (vs. ripe), unripe, unripened, immature => unaged Sense 2 ripe(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA ready) -> unready Sense 3 good, right ripe INDIRECT (VIA opportune) -> inopportune Sense 4 ripe INDIRECT (VIA mature) -> immature Sense 5 advanced, ripe INDIRECT (VIA middle, late) -> early INDIRECT (VIA late, early) -> middle Similarity of adj ripe 5 senses of ripe Sense 1 ripe (vs. green), mature => aged, ripened => mellow, mellowed => overripe Sense 2 ripe(prenominal) => ready (vs. unready) Sense 3 good, right ripe => opportune (vs. inopportune) Sense 4 ripe => mature (vs. immature) Sense 5 advanced, ripe => late (vs. early) (vs. middle) Attributes of adj ripe Familiarity of adj ripe ripe used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj ripe overripe pinstripe ripe ripened unripe Overview of adj ripe The adj ripe has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) ripe, mature -- (fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used "ripe peaches"; "full-bodies mature wines") 2. (1) ripe -- (fully prepared or eager; "the colonists were ripe for revolution") 3. good, right ripe -- (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") 4. ripe -- (at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind") 5. advanced, ripe -- (far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90")
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