fruition

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹuː.ɪʃ.ən/
(US) IPA^(key): /fɹu.ˈɪʃ.ən/
Hyphenation: fru‧ition
Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Etymology 1

From Latin fruī (“to enjoy”).

Noun

fruition (countable and uncountable, plural fruitions)

The fulfillment of something worked for. See also bring to fruition and come to fruition
The enjoyment derived from a possession.

Translations

fulfillment of something worked for

Bulgarian: осъществяване (bg) n (osǎštestvjavane)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 实现 (zh), 完成 (zh)
Dutch: vervulling (nl) f (of a plan)
Finnish: toteutuminen (fi)
German: Verwirklichung (de) f

Italian: realizzazione (it) f
Portuguese: realização (pt)
Russian: осуществление (ru) n (osuščestvlenije), реализация (ru) f (realizacija)
Swedish: förverkligande (sv)
Turkish: gerçekleşme (tr), gerçekleştirme (tr) (done by smb. else)

enjoyment derived from a possession

Chinese:
Mandarin: 享用 (zh)
Dutch: vruchtgebruik (nl) n

French: jouissance (fr) f
Italian: godimento (it) m

Etymology 2

Erroneously from fruit (though now standard usage)

Noun

fruition (plural fruitions)

The condition of bearing fruit.

Translations

condition of bearing fruit

Chinese:
Mandarin: 结果实
Dutch: vrucht (nl) dragen (nl)

French: fructification (fr)
Italian: fruttificazione f
Russian: плодоношение (ru) n (plodonošenije)

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