Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ripeness \Ripe"ness\, n. [AS. r[=i]pness.]
   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.

Source : WordNet®

ripeness
     n : the state of being ripe [ant: {greenness}]