noun · 6 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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UK:/fɹuˈɪʃən/
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US:/fɹuˈɪʃən/
rhymes with -ɪʃən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The fulfillment of something worked for.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
After six years of hard work, the engineers had brought the project to fruition.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The enjoyment derived from a possession.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The condition of bearing fruit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
something that is made real or concrete
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the victory was the realization of a whole year's work
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: realization, realisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consummation
5
noun
Meaning 5
enjoyment derived from use or possession
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: use, enjoyment
6
noun
Meaning 6
the condition of bearing fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: condition, status
History
Etymology
From Latin fruitiō (“enjoyment”). By surface analysis, fruit + -ion.
Erroneously from fruit (though now standard usage)
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
осъществяване
(osǎštestvjavane)
— fulfillment of something worked for
Chinese Mandarin:
实现
(shíxiàn)
— fulfillment of something worked for
Chinese Mandarin:
完成
(wánchéng)
— fulfillment of something worked for
Dutch:
vervulling
— fulfillment of something worked for
Finnish:
toteutuminen
— fulfillment of something worked for
German:
Verwirklichung
— fulfillment of something worked for
Italian:
realizzazione
— fulfillment of something worked for
Macedonian:
оствару́вање
(ostvarúvanje)
— fulfillment of something worked for
Portuguese:
realização
— fulfillment of something worked for
Russian:
осуществление
(osuščestvlenije)
— fulfillment of something worked for
Russian:
реализация
(realizacija)
— fulfillment of something worked for
Spanish:
fructificación
— fulfillment of something worked for
Swedish:
förverkligande
— fulfillment of something worked for
Turkish:
gerçekleşme
— fulfillment of something worked for
Turkish:
gerçekleştirme
— fulfillment of something worked for
Chinese Mandarin:
享用
(xiǎngyòng)
— enjoyment derived from a possession
Dutch:
vruchtgebruik
— enjoyment derived from a possession
French:
jouissance
— enjoyment derived from a possession
Italian:
godimento
— enjoyment derived from a possession
Chinese Mandarin:
结果实
— condition of bearing fruit
Dutch:
vrucht dragen
— condition of bearing fruit
French:
fructification
— condition of bearing fruit
Italian:
fruttificazione
— condition of bearing fruit
Russian:
плодоношение
(plodonošenije)
— condition of bearing fruit
Spanish:
fructificación
— condition of bearing fruit