ripeness

In 1956, the first test for ripeness at the Middle school.

The difference between black and green olives is their ripeness.

In that time, its ripeness and nutritional value may increase.

The most important factors are the quality and ripeness of the fruit.

To test ripeness, press the skin lightly with your thumb.

The time of ripeness was very nearly here, though.

He would enter the ring in his full ripeness of strength.

All the richness and ripeness of life would be theirs.

Like the seasons, there is a rhythm and ripeness to such things.

There is a higher word than "ripeness": let us open our ears to hear it.

The season was advancing too, more wild fruits coming into ripeness.

By the time the first message had danced off, several others were swelling into ripeness.

It was warm here, the air heavy with odors of ripeness.

The color does not necessarily indicate the ripeness of the berries.

The degree of ripeness has an effect on the flavour as well.

Some scholars believe the word may refer more to ripeness than to beauty.

For years, the best grapes were classified according to ripeness at the time of picking.

Ripeness is indicated by a change in color to a darker hue.

Sweetness is the primary measure of a fruit's ripeness, he said.

She was a pretty girl, with the promise of a "ripeness" to herself that any woman might now envy.

There are several factors that contribute to the ripeness of the grape.

The cooking time will vary according to the ripeness of the pears.

In the last 15 years, though, the buzz phrase has been physiological ripeness.

A moist breath of autumn and ripeness came to them through the open window.