fruition
fruition Lexical Profile
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• noun
The realization, completion, or fulfillment of a plan, project, or ambition, especially after considerable effort (typically used in the phrases "come to fruition" or "bring to fruition").
"After years of careful planning and fundraising, the community garden project finally came to fruition this spring."
The state or act of enjoying the possession or use of something obtained or achieved.
"He retired to the countryside in hopes of quiet fruition of the wealth he had accumulated over decades."
Word Nuance & Usage
Although "fruition" originally meant enjoyment (from Latin "frui"), its false association with "fruit" gave rise to the now-standard modern idioms "come to fruition" and "bring to fruition," meaning the successful realization of a plan.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 15th century from Old French "fruicion" or Late Latin "fruitionem," derived from the Latin verb "frui" ("to enjoy" or "to use"). Its modern sense of "bearing fruit" or reaching fulfillment developed later through folk-etymological influence from the related word "fruit."