fruit
/fɹut/
Frequency: 4.57 in modern English
Meaning
noun
Any sweet or sour, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit (see former sense) even if it does not develop from a floral ovary.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Any sweet or sour, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit (see former sense) even if it does not develop from a floral ovary.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An end result, effect, or consequence; advantageous or disadvantageous result.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Of, belonging to, related to, or having fruit or its characteristics; (of living things) producing or consuming fruit.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A homosexual man, especially an effeminate one.
Colloquial; Countable; Dated; Derogatory; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "[A]fter the flower is past commeth the fruit in long pods, every seede bunching out like the pods of Orobus and as bigge almost as the smaller Pease."
- "It’s true that agriculture at the time was organic, food was locally produced and there were no ultraprocessed foods. But fresh fruits and vegetables were in short supply because they were difficult to ship and because growing seasons were so short."
- "His long nights in the office eventually bore fruit when his business boomed and he was given a raise."
- "He spent his retirement enjoying the fruits of his labour."
- "the fruit of rashness"
- "They shall eat the fruit of their doings."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *bʰrewHg-, fruyt, fruit, fruitus, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fɹut/
- British English: /fɹuːt/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.