fruition vs realization what difference

what is difference between fruition and realization

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹuː.ɪʃ.ən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /fɹu.ˈɪʃ.ən/
• Hyphenation: fru‧ition
• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Etymology 1

From Latin fruitiō (“enjoyment”).

Noun

fruition (countable and uncountable, plural fruitions)

1. The fulfillment of something worked for.
2. The enjoyment derived from a possession.

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Etymology 2

Erroneously from fruit (though now standard usage)

Noun

fruition (plural fruitions)

1. The condition of bearing fruit.

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English

Alternative forms

• realisation

Etymology

From French réalisation, from Middle French; equivalent to realize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɹiəlɪˈzeɪʃən/, /-laɪˈzeɪʃən/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌɹiə-/

Noun

realization (countable and uncountable, plural realizations)

1. The act of realizing.
   1. An act of figuring out or becoming aware.

      He came to the startling realization that he had never really known the truth.

   3. The act of making real.

      He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.

      The realization of the plan took several years.

2. The result of an artistic effort.

   The painter’s realization of her concept was breathtaking.

Related terms

• real
• realism
• realistic
• reality
• realizable
• realize

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Further reading

• realization in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• realization in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• rationalize

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