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fruitarian

/fɹuˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
fruitar-i-an
IPA
/fɹuˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variant of vegetarian who intends to be limited to eating only such parts of plants whose consumption does not kill the plant (such as fruits, vegetables that can be compared to fruit, nuts and grain, but not for example tubers).

adj

Related to fruitarianism.

Etymology

From fruit + -arian. First attested circa 1890.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fɹuˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
  • British English: /fɹuːˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

fruitarians (plural)

Derived Forms

fruitarianism

Synonyms

eggetarian

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce fruitarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɹuˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/.
What does fruitarian mean?
A variant of vegetarian who intends to be limited to eating only such parts of plants whose consumption does not kill the plant (such as fruits, vegetables that can be compared to fruit, nuts and grain, but not for example tubers).
Where does fruitarian come from?
From fruit + -arian. First attested circa 1890.

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