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fruity.

Containing fruit or fruit flavoring.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfɹuːti/

  1. Containing fruit or fruit flavoring.

    That moist and fruity dish is simply delectable.

  2. Similar to fruit or tasting of fruit.

  3. Crazy.

    informal

  4. Homosexual; zesty, flamboyant, effeminate.

    US · derogatory · informal · sometimes

  5. Sexually suggestive.

    UK · informal
    His text message was filled with fruity language.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHgyéti Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Proto-Italic *frūjōr Latin fruor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin frūctus Old French fruitbor. Middle English fruyt English fruit English -y English fruity From fruit + -y.

noun/ˈfɹuːti/

  1. Alternative form of fruitie (“fruit machine”).

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHgyéti Proto-Italic *frūgjōr Proto-Italic *frūjōr Latin fruor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin frūctus Old French fruitbor. Middle English fruyt English fruit English -y English fruity From fruit + -y.

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