fruition
noun
[ frʊˈɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the realization or fulfilment of a plan or project.
• "the plans have come to fruition rather sooner than expected"
Similar:
fulfilment,
realization,
actualization,
materialization,
achievement,
attainment,
accomplishment,
resolution,
success,
completion,
consummation,
conclusion,
close,
finish,
perfection,
maturity,
maturation,
ripening,
ripeness,
effecting,
implementation,
execution,
performance,
winding up,
sewing up,
polishing off,
effectuation,
reification,
• the state or action of producing fruit.
• "the apples in the orchards gave a suggestion of sour fruition"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘enjoyment’): via Old French from late Latin fruitio(n- ), from frui ‘enjoy’ (see fruit); the current senses (dating from the late 19th century) arose by association with fruit.
