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fruitarian

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /fɹuːˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/
  • General-American: /fɹuˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
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  • rhymes with -ɛəɹiən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Related to fruitarianism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A variant of vegetarian who intends to be limited to eating only such parts of plants whose consumption does not kill the plant (such as fruits, vegetables that can be compared to fruit, nuts and grain, but not for example tubers).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From fruit + -arian. First attested circa 1890.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: frutariański — related to fruitarianism
  • Finnish: fruitariaani — variant of vegetarian
  • German: Fruktarier — variant of vegetarian
  • German: Fruitarier — variant of vegetarian
  • German: Fructarier — variant of vegetarian
  • German: Frutaner — variant of vegetarian
  • German: Fruitaner — variant of vegetarian
  • German: Fruganer — variant of vegetarian
  • German: Frugivorer — variant of vegetarian
  • German: Früchtler — variant of vegetarian
  • Hindi: फलाहारी (phalāhārī) — variant of vegetarian
  • Italian: fruttarista — variant of vegetarian
  • Polish: frutarianin — variant of vegetarian
  • Polish: frutarianka — variant of vegetarian
  • Spanish: frutariano — variant of vegetarian