fruity

fruit·y

F0345500 (fro͞o′tē)adj. fruit·i·er, fruit·i·est 1. Of, containing, or relating to fruit.2. Tasting or smelling richly of or as if of fruit: "My nose filled with the smells of leather, polish, wax—the fat, fruity smell of rich car" (Anthony Hyde).3. Excessively sentimental or sweet.4. Slang Crazy; eccentric.5. Offensive Slang Gay or effeminate.

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fruit′i·ness n.

fruity

(ˈfruːtɪ) adj, fruitier or fruitiest1. of or resembling fruit2. (of a voice) mellow or rich3. ingratiating or unctuous4. informal chiefly Brit erotically stimulating; salacious5. slang eccentric or insane6. (Biology) chiefly US and Canadian a slang word for homosexual7. (Psychology) chiefly US and Canadian a slang word for homosexual ˈfruitiness n ˈfruitily adv

fruit•y

(ˈfru ti)

adj. fruit•i•er, fruit•i•est. 1. resembling fruit; having the taste or smell of fruit. 2. rich in flavor; pungent. 3. (of wine) having a grapelike taste. 4. excessively sweet or mellifluous; cloying; syrupy: fruity prose; a fruity voice. 5. Slang. insane; crazy. 6. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. homosexual. [1650–60] fruit′i•ness, n. usage: Definition 5 is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as insulting.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fruity - tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruittasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
	2.	fruity - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"crackers, daft, dotty, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, around the bend, balmy, nuts, round the bend, wacky, whacky, nutty, barmy, loopy, crackedinsane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

fruity

adjective1. rich, full, mellow a lovely, fruity wine2. resonant, full, deep, rich, vibrant, mellow He had a solid, fruity laugh.3. (Informal, chiefly Brit.) risqué, indecent, suggestive, racy, blue, hot, sexy, ripe, spicy (informal), vulgar, juicy, titillating, bawdy, salacious, smutty, indelicate, near the knuckle (informal) She clearly enjoyed the fruity joke.

fruity

adjectiveSlang. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.Informal: bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony.Slang: bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky.Chiefly British: crackers.Law: non compos mentis.Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.

Translations

果味的

fruit

(fruːt) noun1. the part of a plant that produces the seed, especially when eaten as food. The fruit of the vine is the grape. 水果 水果2. a result; something gained as a result of hard work etc. the fruit of his hard work. 成果 成果 verb to produce fruit. This tree fruits early. 結果實 结果实ˈfruitful adjective producing (good) results. a fruitful meeting. 富有成效的 富有成效的fruition (fruˈiʃən) noun an actual result; the happening of something that was thought of, hoped for etc. Her dreams came to fruition. 實現 实现ˈfruitless adjective useless; with no results. a fruitless attempt. 無效果的 无效果的ˈfruitlessly adverb 無效果地 无效果地ˈfruity adjective of or like fruit. a fruity taste; a fruity drink. 果味的 果味的

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fruit is a collective noun taking a singular verb: Fruit is good for you ; The tree bears fruit (not fruits ).
The plural fruits is used in talking about different types of fruit: oranges, mangoes and other fruits .