ripe meaning and definition

RIPE adjective

Definition of ripe (adjective)

1. fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
   • "ripe peaches"; "full-bodied mature wines"
   • synonyms: mature
   • antonym: green
2. fully prepared or eager
   • "the colonists were ripe for revolution"
3. 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"
   • synonyms: good, right
4. at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge
   • "a ripe mind"
5. far along in time
   • "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90"
   • synonyms: advanced