Meanings
adjectivefruity (comparative fruitier, superlative fruitiest)
comparative fruitier · superlative fruitiest
- Containing fruit or fruit flavoring.
That moist and fruity dish is simply delectable.
- USderogatoryinformalsometimesHomosexual; zesty, flamboyant, effeminate.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCrazy.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivetasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit
Similar
adjectiveinformal or slang terms for mentally irregular
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewHg-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHgyéti
- Proto-Italic*frūgjōr
- Proto-Italic*frūjōr
- Latinfruor
- Latinfrūctus
- Old Frenchfruit
- Middle Englishfruyt
- Englishfruit
- Englishfruity
Translations
Bulgarian плодов
- плодов (plodov)containing fruit or fruit flavouring
Catalan afruitat
- afruitatcontaining fruit or fruit flavouring
Chinese Mandarin 果味的
- 果味的 (guǒwèi de)containing fruit or fruit flavouring
Danish frugtagtig, med frugtsmag
- frugtagtigcontaining fruit or fruit flavouring
- med frugtsmagcontaining fruit or fruit flavouring
Finnish hedelmäinen
- hedelmäinencontaining fruit or fruit flavouring
French fruité
- fruitécontaining fruit or fruit flavouring
German fruchtig
- fruchtigcontaining fruit or fruit flavouring
Greek φρουτώδης
- φρουτώδης (froutódis)containing fruit or fruit flavouring
Hungarian gyümölcsös
- gyümölcsöscontaining fruit or fruit flavouring
Italian fruttato
- fruttatocontaining fruit or fruit flavouring
Latin frūctuōsus
- frūctuōsuscontaining fruit or fruit flavouring
Norwegian Bokmål fruktig
- fruktigcontaining fruit or fruit flavouring
Polish owocowy
- owocowycontaining fruit or fruit flavouring
Spanish afrutado
- afrutadocontaining fruit or fruit flavouring
Turkish meyveli
- meyvelicontaining fruit or fruit flavouring
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with fruity
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APA
fruity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruity
MLA
“fruity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fruity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fruity.
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