fruity

fruity

adj \ˈfrü-tē\

fruit·i·erfruit·i·est

Definition of FRUITY

1

a : relating to, made with, or resembling fruit b : having the flavor or aroma of ripe fruit

2

a : extremely effective, interesting, or enjoyable b : sweet or sentimental especially to excess c of a voice : rich and deep

3

slang : crazy, silly

— fruit·i·ly adverb

— fruit·i·ness noun

Examples of FRUITY

1. She acts a little fruity.
2. <letters in which his effusive declarations of love are interlaced with snatches of shamelessly fruity poetry>

First Known Use of FRUITY

1657

Related to FRUITY

Synonyms: chocolate-box, cloying, drippy, corny, gooey, lovey-dovey, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, novelettish, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, slushy, soppy, soupy, spoony (or spooney), sticky, sugarcoated, sugary, wet

Antonyms: unsentimental

Related Words: dreamy, misty-eyed, moonstruck, moony, nostalgic, starry-eyed; feel-good, fuzzy; melodramatic, soap-operatic, soapy, sudsy; flat, insipid, soft-boiled, tasteless, vapid, watery; cutesy, twee [chiefly British]

Near Antonyms: unadulterated, unvarnished; antisentimental, cynical, hard-boiled, hard-edged, hardheaded

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Rhymes with FRUITY

beauty, booty, Clootie, cootie, cutie, duty, fluty, hooty, rooty, snooty, tutti, zooty