FIG

/fig/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A soft, sweet fruit: A fleshy, pear-shaped fruit, typically with many small seeds, that grows on the fig tree (Ficus carica). It can be yellowish, green, purple, or black and is eaten fresh, dried, or preserved.
    • The fig tree: A small tree or large shrub of the mulberry family, native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, cultivated for its edible fruit.
    • A minimal amount; something of little value: Used in negative phrases to denote something considered worthless or insignificant.
    • A diagram or illustration: (Abbreviation of figure) A drawing, diagram, or chart used to explain or illustrate text in a book or document.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Fruit):
    • She packed a fresh fig and some cheese for her lunch.
    • Dried figs are a good source of fiber.
  • Noun (Tree):
    • A large fig tree shaded the patio.
  • Noun (Minimal value):
    • I don't care a fig about their opinion.
    • His promise wasn't worth a fig.
  • Noun (Diagram/Figure):
    • The process is shown in fig. 3 on page 15.
Advanced Usage
  • "not to care/give a fig (for someone/something)": To not care at all about someone or something.
    • He doesn't give a fig for formalities.
  • "in full fig": Dressed in one's best or most formal clothes. (This usage is now rare and somewhat archaic.)
    • They arrived at the ball in full fig.
Variants and Related Words
  • Fig leaf (n):
    • A leaf of a fig tree, traditionally used in art to conceal nudity.
    • Something intended to conceal a problem or embarrassment in a token or inadequate way.
  • Fig tree (n): The tree that bears figs.
  • Figgy (adj): Resembling or containing figs (e.g., ).
Synonyms
  • Fruit: (for the edible fruit)
  • Figure: (for the diagram, as an abbreviation)
  • Iota, jot, whit: (for the sense of a minimal amount, as in "not worth a fig")
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Fig out (v): To dress someone or something smartly or elaborately. (Archaic)
    • She was figged out in her finest gown for the occasion.
Related Idioms
  • "Adam and fig leaf": A reference to the biblical story, often used to denote a modest covering or a superficial concealment.
    • Their agreement was an Adam and fig leaf, hiding the deep divisions between them.
Noun
  1. fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
  2. a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi
  3. Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
  4. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
    • the area covered can be seen from Figure 2

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