English Explanatory Dictionary

forbidden fruit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fruit forbidden to Adam.
  2. Illicit pleasure.
  3. Something desired that cannot be had.
  4. A small variety of shaddock (Citrus maxima), or sometimes other citrus fruits.

Pronunciation

/fəˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹuːt/ /fɚˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹut/ en-au-forbidden fruit.ogg

Word forms

forbidden fruit forbidden fruits

Etymology

With reference to Genesis 2:17: ‘But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.’ (KJV)

Derived words

forbidden fruit is the sweetest the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest
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