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The state or quality of being ripe; maturity;; completeness; perfection; as, the ripeness of grain; ripeness of manhood; ripeness of judgment. Time, which made them their fame outlive, To Cowley scarce did ripeness give. Denham.

Quality or state of being unripe.

A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore; crudeness of theories or plans.

A Hebrew prophet distinguished for sagacity and ripeness of judgment in youth; hence, a sagacious and upright judge. A Daniel come to judgment. Shak.

Immaturity; unripeness; as, the greenness of fruit; inexperience; as, the greenness of youth.

The state or quality of being immature or not fully developed; unripeness; incompleteness. When the world has outgrown its intellectual immaturity. Caird.

The state of being undigested; unripeness; immaturity. [Obs.] Bacon.

To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen. A tree may be maturated artificially. Fuller.

Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, conducing to suppuration.

To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans. Bacon.

In a mature manner; with ripeness; completely.

The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.

Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple.

The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness; premature development, especially of the mental powers; forwardness. Saucy precociousness in learning. Bp. Mannyngham. That precocity which sometimes distinguishes uncommon genius. Wirt.

The quality or state of being premature; early, or untimely, ripeness; as, the prematurity of genius.