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fruitarian

fruitarian

1 7.9
Relating to a diet that mostly has fruit, nuts, and seeds
  • adjective
  • /ˌfruːˈtɛəriən/
: frutal
  • Being fruitarian means that one consumes no animal products, focusing solely on fruits and seeds.

Examples

  • His choice to be fruitarian has led him to enjoy a variety of fresh fruits every day.

  • Actually, I'm a pescetarian Monday through Wednesday, fruitarian Thursday through Sunday and vegetarian always.

    Wild Child (2008)

  • She follows a fruitarian diet, eating only fruits, nuts, and seeds for her meals.

Synonyms

frugivorous
vsfruitarian
  • Specialized
1 9.6

An animal that eats mostly fruit as its main food

relates to a diet that can include nuts and seeds and humans
fruit-eating
vsfruitarian
1 2.5

An animal that eats mostly fruit

covers diets based on fruit but also includes nuts, seeds, and people

How Fruit-Based

fruitarian
1 7.9
vegan
104 3.8
vegetarian
108 1.9
omnivorous
3 5.6

Surface Forms

fruitarian positive

Morphology

fruitarian = fruit (transparent) = fruit + arian

The adjective is formed by adding the productive suffix '-arian' to 'fruit', yielding a word meaning relating to or characterized by a fruit-based diet, which learners can infer from 'fruit' + '-arian'.

Etymology

Fruitarian comes from fruit ('fruit') and the ending -arian, like in vegetarian, which means 'a person who follows' a type of diet. So, as an adjective, fruitarian means 'relating to' a diet that is mainly fruit, nuts, and seeds.