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- [uhn-rahyp]
- /ʌnˈraɪp/
- /ˌʌnˈraɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-rahyp]
- /ʌnˈraɪp/
Definitions of unripe word
- adjective unripe not ripe; immature; not fully developed: unripe fruit. 1
- adjective unripe too early; premature. 1
- adjective unripe fruit, etc.: not yet mature 1
- adjective unripe Unripe fruit or vegetables are not yet ready to eat. 0
- adjective unripe not fully matured 0
- adjective unripe not fully prepared or developed; not ready 0
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Origin of unripe
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English unrype, Old English unrīpe. See un-1, ripe
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Parts of speech for Unripe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unripe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
unripe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unripe
adj unripe
- beardless — without a beard
- bosky — containing or consisting of bushes or thickets
- callow — A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult.
- early on — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
adjective unripe
- acetose — Sour like vinegar; acetous.
- acidulated — Simple past tense and past participle of acidulate.
- curdled — Containing curds.
- girllike — Resembling a girl.
- jellybean — a small, bean-shaped, usually brightly colored candy with a hard sugar coating and a firm gelatinous filling.
Antonyms for unripe
adj unripe
- aged — You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
- all set — prepared; ready
- all systems go — ready for action
- at the ready — If you have something at the ready, you have it in a position where it can be quickly and easily used.
- been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
adjective unripe
- mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- nubile — (of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- oldie — a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
Top questions with unripe
- what class of food is unripe plantain?
- how to make guacamole with unripe avocados?
- how to make unripe bananas ripe?
- what to do with unripe watermelon?
- how to cook unripe papaya?
- what to do with unripe peaches?
- what to do with unripe avocados?
- what to do with unripe strawberries?
- how to make guacamole with unripe avocado?
- what to do with unripe tomatoes?
- what to do with unripe pears?
- how to use an unripe avocado?
- what to do with unripe pineapple?
- how to use unripe avocado?
- how to use unripe avocados?
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