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Antonyms for fruit

Grammar : Noun
Spell : froot
Phonetic Transcription : frut

Definition of fruit

Origin :
  • late 12c., from Old French fruit "fruit, fruit eaten as dessert; harvest; virtuous action" (12c.), from Latin fructus "an enjoyment, delight, satisfaction; proceeds, produce, fruit, crops," from frug-, stem of frui "to use, enjoy," from PIE *bhrug- "agricultural produce," also "to enjoy" (see brook (v.)).
  • Classical sense preserved in fruits of one's labor. Originally in English meaning vegetables as well. Modern narrower sense is from early 13c. Meaning "odd person, eccentric" is from 1910; that of "male homosexual" is from 1935. The term also is noted in 1931 as tramp slang for "a girl or woman willing to oblige," probably from the fact of being "easy picking." Fruit salad recorded from 1861.
  • noun edible part of vegetative growth developed after flowering
  • noun result of labor
Example sentences :
  • The fruit of which they partook freely was quite sweet and palatable.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • It was the fruit of experience, of knowledge, of demonstration.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • They are much enjoyed by those who are fond of this class of fruit.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • The purposes for which you intend your fruit is highly important.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • You took no drink; the sideboard stands open; my fruit has disappeared.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • But Eliza was so afraid of her uncle the canon's fruit that I dared her to take some; and we did.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • Finally she thought of looking in the big dark pantry where she kept her fruit.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • Who is it that has taken the fruit from the basket of your uncle the canon?
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • Napoleon withdrew his hand as sharply as if a bee amid the fruit had stung him.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • A fruit and vegetable diet seems sufficient in this climate.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

Synonyms for fruit

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