Definition of Ripened

1. Adjective. Of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; ('aged' pronounced as one syllable). "Mature well-aged cheeses"

Exact synonyms: Aged
Similar to: Mature, Ripe
Derivative terms: Agedness

Definition of Ripened

1. Verb. (past of ripen) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ripened

1. ripen [v] - See also: ripen

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ripened

riparians
riparious
ripazepam
ripcord
ripcords
ripe
ripe(p)
ripe cataract
ripe olive
ripeck
ripecks
riped
ripely
ripen
ripen up
ripened (current term)
ripener
ripeners
ripeness
ripenesses
ripening
ripenings
ripens
riper
ripers
ripes
ripest
ripidolite
ripidolites
ripieni

Literary usage of Ripened

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1866)
"Mildew on leaf and fruit; some rot; ripened imperfectly about half a crop. 3. ... Entirely healthy; ripened a fine crop of fruit ; valuable for red wine. 6. ..."

2. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1889)
"... after the Conquest through the royal representatives who presided in the local tribunals. Under the old [.,.,..,.. ,, , . , Xr ripened into of the ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"... whole mature life under ground except that some of its branches rise above ground to flower, but those branches always die when the fruit has ripened. ..."

4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"(IS) sentiment, which might perhaps have ripened into solid virtue.(13) A fatal incident decided his fluctuating character. But the words of the assassin ..."

5. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1810)
"... clouded with darkness, and fettered with superstition; yet some of the seeds were now sown, which afterwards ripened into literature. ..."

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