ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fruition

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /fɹuˈɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Fruition is a noun meaning The fulfillment of something worked for.

Meaning

The fulfillment of something worked for.

More Meanings

  1. The enjoyment derived from a possession.
  2. The condition of bearing fruit.

Example Sentences

The myths possess us: through our agony / They work to new fruition.
After six years of hard work, the engineers had brought the project to fruition.
[…] to weare our ſelues & neuer reſt, Untill we reach the ripeſt fruites of all, That perfect bliſſe and ſole felicitie, The ſweet fruition of an earthly crowne.
Perhaps,—for the Divine purpose runs through every aim of our being,—the disappointment and the endurance are but sent to raise those hopes above, which else might cling too fondly to their fruition below.

Word Forms

Synonyms for fruition

Depending on context, synonyms include realization, realisation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include realization, realisation, success, achievement, enjoyment, completion.

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