Unripe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not fully developed or mature; not ripe

not fully prepared

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnɹˈaɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnɹˈaɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnɹˈaɪp/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnɹˈaɪp/.

Examples

unripe fruit
fried green tomatoes
green wood

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

green unripened immature

Antonyms

ripe

Parts of Speech

adjective	not fully developed or mature; not ripe “unripe fruit”
adjective	not fully prepared

Word Forms

greenness	noun	the state of not being ripe
immatureness	noun	not having reached maturity
immaturity	noun	not having reached maturity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unreif

nicht vollständig entwickelt oder ausgereift; nicht reif

🇫🇷French

vert

pas complètement développé ou mature ; pas mûr

🇪🇸Spanish

inmaduro

no completamente desarrollado o maduro; inmaduro

🇮🇹Italian

acerbo

non completamente sviluppato o maturo; non maturo

🇳🇱Dutch

onrijp

niet volledig ontwikkeld of volwassen; niet rijp

🇵🇹Portuguese

verde

não totalmente desenvolvido ou maduro; não maduro

🇷🇺Russian

незрелый

не полностью развитый или зрелый; не созрел

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपरिपक्व

पूरी तरह से विकसित या परिपक्व नहीं; पका हुआ नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অপরিপক্ক

সম্পূর্ণরূপে বিকশিত বা পরিপক্ক নয়; পাকা না

🇮🇳Tamil

பழுக்காத

முழுமையாக வளர்ச்சியடையவில்லை அல்லது முதிர்ச்சியடையவில்லை; பழுக்கவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

పండని

పూర్తిగా అభివృద్ధి చెందలేదు లేదా పరిపక్వం చెందలేదు; పండలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

न पिकलेले

पूर्णपणे विकसित किंवा परिपक्व नाही; पिकलेले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપરિપક્વ

સંપૂર્ણ વિકસિત અથવા પરિપક્વ નથી; પાકેલા નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಲಿಯದ

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಹೊಂದಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಬುದ್ಧವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ; ಪಕ್ವವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പഴുക്കാത്ത

പൂർണ്ണമായി വികസിച്ചിട്ടില്ല അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പക്വത പ്രാപിച്ചിട്ടില്ല; പാകമായിട്ടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਚੇ

ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿਕਸਤ ਜਾਂ ਪਰਿਪੱਕ ਨਹੀਂ; ਪੱਕੇ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

کچا

مکمل طور پر تیار یا بالغ نہیں؛ پکا نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

生

尚未完全发展或成熟；不成熟

🇯🇵Japanese

未熟な

完全に発達していない、または成熟していない。熟していない

🇰🇷Korean

설익은

완전히 발달하지 않았거나 성숙하지 않았습니다. 덜 익은

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chưa chín

chưa phát triển hoặc trưởng thành đầy đủ; chưa chín

🇹🇭Thai

ยังไม่สุก

ยังไม่พัฒนาเต็มที่หรือโตเต็มที่ ไม่สุก

🇮🇩Indonesian

mentah

belum sepenuhnya berkembang atau matang; belum matang

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi hinog

hindi ganap na binuo o mature; hindi hinog

🇲🇾Malay

belum masak

tidak berkembang sepenuhnya atau matang; belum masak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير ناضج

لم يتم تطويره أو نضجه بشكل كامل؛ لم ينضج

🇮🇷Persian

نارس

به طور کامل توسعه نیافته یا بالغ نشده است. رسیده نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

olgunlaşmamış

tam olarak gelişmemiş veya olgunlaşmamış; olgunlaşmamış

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא בָּשֵׁל

לא מפותח או בשל; לֹא בָּשֵׁל

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