overripenessn.
/ˌəʊvəˈrʌɪpnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvə(r)ˈraɪpnᵻs/ The state or quality of being too ripe.
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the world > plants > by age or cycles > [noun] > state of being or becoming ripe or mature
ripingeOE
ripenessOE
ripeOE
maturity?1440
ripening1561
maturation1621
superbience1672
coction1693
overripeness1806
blood-ripeness1826
the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > state of being prepared or ready > state of being ripe or mature > excessive
overripeness1806
1806 R. Heber Jrnl. 27 June in A. Heber Life R. Heber (1830) I. ix. 293 It is made from such grapes only as drop from the tree spontaneously through over ripeness.
1823 J. Neal Errata II. iii. 62 Lips, even in their over-ripeness, shedding a warm and voluptuous exhalation.
1904 L. W. Fox Dis. Eye xii. 309 The last stage is that of hypermaturity or overripeness.
1932 Amer. Naturalist 66 112 The male-determining effect of uterine overripeness of frog eggs.
1976 Listener 12 Aug. 172/1 Henry James appraised Warwickshire... He felt a ripeness, he hints at an over-ripeness.
1991 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 256/1 There are often unpleasant suggestions of jamminess..raising overripeness or out-of-balance vegetal or herbal essences.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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