fruity

fruit·y

 (fro͞o′tē)

adj. fruit·i·er, fruit·i·est

1. Of, containing, or relating to fruit.

2. Tasting or smelling richly of or as if of fruit: "My nose filled with the smells of leather, polish, wax—the fat, fruity smell of rich car" (Anthony Hyde).

3. Excessively sentimental or sweet.

4. Slang Crazy; eccentric.

5. Offensive Slang Gay or effeminate.

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fruit′i·ness n.

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fruity

(ˈfruːtɪ)

adj, fruitier or fruitiest

1. of or resembling fruit

2. (of a voice) mellow or rich

3. ingratiating or unctuous

4. informal chiefly Brit erotically stimulating; salacious

5. slang eccentric or insane

6. (Biology) chiefly US and Canadian a slang word for homosexual

7. (Psychology) chiefly US and Canadian a slang word for homosexual

ˈfruitiness n

ˈfruitily adv

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fruit•y

(ˈfru ti)

adj. fruit•i•er, fruit•i•est.

1. resembling fruit; having the taste or smell of fruit.

2. rich in flavor; pungent.

3. (of wine) having a grapelike taste.

4. excessively sweet or mellifluous; cloying; syrupy: fruity prose; a fruity voice.

5. Slang. insane; crazy.

6. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. homosexual.

[1650–60]

fruit′i•ness, n.

usage: Definition 5 is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as insulting.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fruity - tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
	2.	fruity - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" crackers, daft, dotty, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, around the bend, balmy, nuts, round the bend, wacky, whacky, nutty, barmy, loopy, cracked insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

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fruity

adjective

1. rich, full, mellow a lovely, fruity wine

2. resonant, full, deep, rich, vibrant, mellow He had a solid, fruity laugh.

3. (Informal, chiefly Brit.) risqué, indecent, suggestive, racy, blue, hot, sexy, ripe, spicy (informal), vulgar, juicy, titillating, bawdy, salacious, smutty, indelicate, near the knuckle (informal) She clearly enjoyed the fruity joke.

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fruity

adjective

Slang. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:

brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.

Informal: bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony.

Slang: bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky.

Chiefly British: crackers.

Law: non compos mentis.

Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.

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Translations

ثَمَري المَذاق، فاكِهي

ovocný

frugt-frugtagtig

fruchtig

fruité

gyümölcs ízû

meî ávaxtabragîi

che sa di fruttafruttatopastoso

fruktigmed druesmak

ovocný

meyvalı

果味的

fruity

[ˈfruːtɪ] ADJ (fruitier (compar) (fruitiest (superl)))

1. [taste] → a fruta; [wine] → afrutado

2. [voice] → pastoso

3. (Brit) (= lewd) [joke] → verde; [style] → picante

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fruity

[ˈfruːti] adj

[wine] → fruité(e)

[voice, laugh] → bien timbré(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fruity

adj (+er)

taste, wine, oil, smell → fruchtig

(= deep) voice → volltönend

(inf: = lewd) remark, joke → anzüglich

(inf, = crazy) → bekloppt (inf); she’s fruity → sie spinnt (inf)

(dated US pej sl: = homosexual) → schwul (inf)

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fruity

[ˈfruːtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (taste) → che sa di frutta; (wine) → fruttato/a; (voice) → pastoso/a

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fruit

(fruːt) noun

1. the part of a plant that produces the seed, especially when eaten as food. The fruit of the vine is the grape. vrug ثَمَر плод fruta plod die Frucht frugt καρπός, φρούτοfruta (puu)vili میوه hedelmä fruitפרי फल plod, voće gyümölcs buah ávöxtur frutto 果実 과실 vaisius auglis buah vruchtfruktowoc مېوه، حاصل، نتيجه، ګټه ثمره مېوه وركونه، حاصل fruta fruct плод; фрукты plod sadež plod frukt ผลไม้ meyve 水果 фрукт پھل quả 水果

2. a result; something gained as a result of hard work etc. the fruit of his hard work. vrug ثَمَرَه، نتيجَه плодове fruto ovoce der Ertrag frugt καρπός, αποτέλεσμαfruto vili نتیجه tulos fruit פְּרִי ה- परिणाम plod eredmény hasil ávöxtur, árangur, afrakstur frutto 成果 결과, 결실 vaisius augļi; rezultāts hasil vruchtfrukt, resultat, utbytteowoc نتيجه fruto rezultat результат, плоды plod sad plod frukt ผล sonuç, meyve 成果 плоди, результати نتیجہ thành quả 成果

verb

to produce fruit. This tree fruits early. dra vrugte نتيجَه давам плод frutificar rodit tragen bære frugt καρποφορώdar fruto vilja kandma میوه دادن kantaa hedelmää donner לְהָנִיב פְּרִי फलना roditi plodove gyümölcsöt terem berbuah bera ávöxt fruttificare, dare frutti 実を結ぶ 열매를 맺다 derėti, vesti vaisius dot augļus berbuah vrucht dragenbære fruktowocować مېوه وركونه frutificar a rodi плодоносить plodiť, rodiť, dávať plody obroditi (sadeže) davati plodove bära frukt ออกผล meyve vermek 結果實 плодоносити پھل پیدا کرنا ra quả 结果实

ˈfruitful adjective

producing (good) results. a fruitful meeting. vrugtevolle مُثْمِر продуктивен proveitoso plodný, úspěšný ergiebig frugtbar καρποφόροςfructífero, provechoso viljakas پر بار؛ نتیجه بخش hedelmällinen fructueuxפורה फलद, फलयुक्त plodan, unosan gyümölcsöző berhasil árangursríkur fruttuoso 実のある 열매가 잘 여는 vaisingas auglīgs; rezultatīvs berhasil vruchtbaarfruktbar, resultatrikowocny ګټور، نتيجه لرونكى، مفيد proveitoso fructuos плодотворный plodný ploden plodan fruktbar, givande สัมฤทธิ์ผล verimli 富有成效的 плодотворний زرخیز thành công 富有成效的

fruition (fruˈiʃən) noun

an actual result; the happening of something that was thought of, hoped for etc. Her dreams came to fruition. verwerkliking تَحْقيق الآمال осъществяване resultado splnění, uskutečnění die Erfüllung virkeliggørelse καρποφορία, πραγματοποίησηrealización täideminek بهره وری؛ ثمره toteutuminen réalisationהתגשמות उपयोग ostvarenje (sna) megvalósulás hasil uppfylling risultato, realizzazione 実現 성취, 달성 išsipildymas (cerību, sapņu u.tml.) piepildījums kenyataan vervullingvirkeliggjøring, realisering urzeczywistnienie, realizacja ګټه اخيستنه، سرته رسېدنه (دا مېدو، پلانواونورو)، خونداخيستنه resultado împlinire осуществление uskutočnenie, splnenie, realizácia uresničitev ostvarenje förverkligande การบรรลุผล gerçekleşme 實現 здійснення نتائج بر لانے کا عمل toại nguyện 实现

ˈfruitless adjective

useless; with no results. a fruitless attempt. vrugtelose غَيْر مُثْمِر، عَقيم، غَيْر مُجْدٍ безплоден infrutífero marný fruchtlos frugtløs άκαρποςinfructuoso viljatu بی نتیجه hedelmätön vain לְלא תוֹצָאוֹת फलहीन jalov, bezuspješan eredménytelen sia-sia árangurslaus infruttuoso, inutile 効果のない 무익한 bevaisis, tuščias veltīgs sia-sia vruchteloosunyttig, resultatløs, forgjevesbezowocny بې حاصله، بې ثمره، بي ګتى، بې مېوې infrutífero zadarnic, inutil бесполезный márny, bezvýsledný, zbytočný jalov jalov fruktlös ไร้ประโยชน์ yararsız, nafile 無效果的 марний, даремний بے نتیجہ thất bại 无效果的

ˈfruitlessly adverb

vrugteloos بِصورَة غَير مُثْمِرَه безрезултатно infrutiferamente marně fruchtlos frugtløst μάταια, ατελέσφορα en vano, infructuosamente viljatult بیهوده hedelmättömästi vainementלשווא निरर्थकता से bezuspješno eredménytelenül secara sia-sia árangurslaust inutilmente かいなく 무익하게 veltui, tuščiai veltīgi dengan tidak berhasil vruchteloosforgjeves, resultatløst bezowocnie بي ګتى infrutiferamente zadarnic, în van бесполезно márne, zbytočne, bezvýsledne jalovo jalovo fruktlöst อย่างไร้ประโยชน์ yararsız bir şekilde, boş yere 無效果地 марно بے حاصل thất bại 无效果地

ˈfruity adjective

of or like fruit. a fruity taste; a fruity drink. vrugtesmaak ثَمَري المَذاق، فاكِهي плодов de fruta ovocný fruchtig frugtagtig; frugt- με γεύση ή άρωμα φρούτου a fruta, afrutado puuvilja- با طعم میوه؛ میوه مانند hedelmäinen fruitéעסיסי फलका, गम्भीर का, असभ्य vocni gyümölcs ízű rasa buah með ávaxtabragði/-keim di frutta 果物の味がする 과일과 같은 vaisinis, vaisių augļu-; sulīgs rasa buah met fruitsmaak fruktig, med druesmakowocowy د ميوي په شان de fruta de fructe фруктовый ovocný (z okusom) po sadju voćni fruktig, frukt- มีกลิ่นคล้ายผลไม้ meyvalı 果味的 фруктовий پھلوں جیسی مہک یا ذائقہ والا có mùi vị như trái cây 果味的

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fruit is a collective noun taking a singular verb: Fruit is good for you ; The tree bears fruit (not fruits ).
The plural fruits is used in talking about different types of fruit: oranges, mangoes and other fruits .

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