fruity

/'fru:ti/

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Word: Fruity

Part of Speech: Adjective

Basic Definition: 1. Tasting or smelling of fruit: When we say something is "fruity," it means it has a flavor or scent that reminds us of fruit. For example, a fruity drink might taste like strawberries or oranges.

Usage Instructions:

• Use "fruity" to describe flavors, smells, or sometimes to refer to the behavior of people in a light-hearted or informal context.

Examples:

1. Flavor/Scent: "This smoothie is very fruity; it has a lot of banana and mango in it."
2. Behavior: "He was acting a bit fruity at the party, making everyone laugh with his silly dance moves."

Advanced Usage:

In more sophisticated contexts, "fruity" can also describe a certain style of wine (often sweet and fruity) or music that has a playful or light-hearted quality.

Word Variants:

• Fruit (noun): The edible part of a plant that contains seeds, usually sweet or sour.
• Fruity (adjective): As we discussed.
• Fruitiness (noun): The quality of being fruity, often used to describe flavors or scents.

Different Meanings:

• Descriptive of Flavor: Referring to something that has a taste or smell of fruits.
• Slang for Behavior: Referring to someone’s eccentric or silly behavior.

Synonyms:

• For tasting or smelling like fruit: Fruity-flavored, fruit-scented, sweet
• For informal or slang meaning: Silly, eccentric, quirky

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs specifically with "fruity," but you might hear expressions like "going fruity," which could suggest someone is acting a bit crazy or silly.

Summary:

"Fruity" is a versatile word that can describe delicious flavors and scents of fruit, or it can refer to playful or unusual behavior in people. It’s often used in informal conversations.

Academic

Adjective

1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
   • it used to drive my husband balmy
2. tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit

Synonyms

• balmy
• barmy
• bats
• batty
• bonkers
• buggy
• cracked
• crackers
• daft
• dotty
• haywire
• kooky
• kookie
• loco
• loony
• loopy