fruition
NounUS[froo-ish-uhn]/fruˈɪʃən/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- the condition of bearing fruitType of condition, status
- enjoyment derived from use or possessionType of use, enjoyment
- something that is made real or concrete“the victory was the realization of a whole year's work”Synonyms: realizationrealisationType of consummation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fru·i′tion noun
Origin: OF. fruition, L. fruitio, enjoyment, fr. L. frui, p. p. fruitus, to use or enjoy. See Fruit, noun
Use or possession of anything, especially such as is accompanied with pleasure or satisfaction; pleasure derived from possession or use. “Capacity of fruition.” Rogers “Godlike fruition.” John Milton
Where I may have fruition of her love.— William Shakespeare
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54