"forbidden fruit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fə.ˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹuːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fɚ.ˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹut/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-forbidden fruit.ogg Forms: forbidden fruits [plural]
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) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} forbidden fruit (countable and uncountable, plural forbidden fruits)
  1. (biblical) The fruit forbidden to Adam. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: forbidden fruit is the sweetest, the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest Translations (the fruit forbidden to Adam): verbode vrug (Afrikaans), ἀπαγορευμένος καρπός (apagoreuménos karpós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), فَاكِهَة مُحَرَّمَة (alt: fākiha(t) muḥarrama) [feminine] (Arabic), fruita prohibida (Catalan), 禁果 (jìnguǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), verboden vrucht [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), keelatud vili (Estonian), kielletty hedelmä (Finnish), fruit défendu [masculine] (French), აკრძალული ხილი (aḳrʒaluli xili) (Georgian), verbotene Frucht [feminine] (German), απαγορευμένος καρπός (apagorevménos karpós) [masculine] (Greek), הַפְּרִי הָאָסוּר (haprí haasúr) [masculine] (Hebrew), tiltott gyümölcs (Hungarian), forboðinn ávöxstur (Icelandic), buah khuldi (Indonesian), zakazany owoc [masculine] (Polish), fruto proibido [masculine] (Portuguese), запре́тный плод (zaprétnyj plod) [masculine] (Russian), забрањено воће [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), zabranjeno voće [Latin, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), fruto prohibido [masculine] (Spanish), förbjuden frukt [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-forbidden_fruit-en-noun-Btys5T7- Categories (other): Bible, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 1 5 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 3 9 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 1 5 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 1 3 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 55 4 15 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 50 8 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 59 4 14 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 60 4 10 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 59 3 14 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 55 5 18 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 60 5 12 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 64 2 12 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 57 4 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 60 5 12 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 59 3 14 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 72 3 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 57 5 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 58 4 11 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 55 5 18 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 47 3 8 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 59 5 14 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 57 4 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 65 2 10 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 57 4 15 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 64 1 8 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 61 4 10 26 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'the fruit forbidden to Adam': 90 5 1 5
  2. (idiomatic) Illicit pleasure. Tags: countable, idiomatic, uncountable Translations (illicit pleasure): verbode vrug (Afrikaans), 偷歡 /偷欢 (tōuhuān) (Chinese Mandarin), kielletty hedelmä (Finnish), აკრძალული ხილი (aḳrʒaluli xili) (Georgian), tiltott gyümölcs (Hungarian), zakazany owoc [masculine] (Polish), fruto proibido [masculine] (Portuguese), запре́тный плод (zaprétnyj plod) [masculine] (Russian), fruto prohibido [masculine] (Spanish), förbjuden frukt [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-forbidden_fruit-en-noun-5ysLvbMW Disambiguation of 'illicit pleasure': 11 87 0 1
  3. Something desired that cannot be had. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-forbidden_fruit-en-noun-9fSLjmA9
  4. A small variety of shaddock (Citrus maxima), or sometimes other citrus fruits. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-forbidden_fruit-en-noun-KOr5eB1q Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Mandarin translations, Citrus subfamily plants Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 1 5 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 47 3 8 41 Disambiguation of Citrus subfamily plants: 17 1 3 78

Inflected forms

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    "en:Citrus subfamily plants"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "forbidden fruit is the sweetest"
    },
    {
      "word": "the forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "forbidden fruits",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "forbidden fruit (countable and uncountable, plural forbidden fruits)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Bible"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The fruit forbidden to Adam."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biblical",
          "Bible"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biblical) The fruit forbidden to Adam."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Illicit pleasure."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) Illicit pleasure."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "idiomatic",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "text": "She was forbidden fruit because she was his teacher. This taboo made him want a relationship with her even more.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something desired that cannot be had."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A small variety of shaddock (Citrus maxima), or sometimes other citrus fruits."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shaddock",
          "shaddock"
        ],
        [
          "Citrus maxima",
          "Citrus maxima#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "citrus",
          "citrus"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fə.ˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɚ.ˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹut/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "word": "verbode vrug"
    },
    {
      "alt": "fākiha(t) muḥarrama",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "فَاكِهَة مُحَرَّمَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "word": "fruita prohibida"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "jìnguǒ",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "word": "禁果"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "verboden vrucht"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "word": "keelatud vili"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "word": "kielletty hedelmä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fruit défendu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "aḳrʒaluli xili",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "word": "აკრძალული ხილი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "verbotene Frucht"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "apagorevménos karpós",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "απαγορευμένος καρπός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "apagoreuménos karpós",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀπαγορευμένος καρπός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "haprí haasúr",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "הַפְּרִי הָאָסוּר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "word": "tiltott gyümölcs"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "word": "forboðinn ávöxstur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "word": "buah khuldi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zakazany owoc"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fruto proibido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "zaprétnyj plod",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "запре́тный плод"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "забрањено воће"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zabranjeno voće"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fruto prohibido"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "the fruit forbidden to Adam",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "förbjuden frukt"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "sense": "illicit pleasure",
      "word": "verbode vrug"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "tōuhuān",
      "sense": "illicit pleasure",
      "word": "偷歡 /偷欢"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "illicit pleasure",
      "word": "kielletty hedelmä"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "aḳrʒaluli xili",
      "sense": "illicit pleasure",
      "word": "აკრძალული ხილი"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "illicit pleasure",
      "word": "tiltott gyümölcs"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "illicit pleasure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zakazany owoc"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "illicit pleasure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fruto proibido"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "zaprétnyj plod",
      "sense": "illicit pleasure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "запре́тный плод"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "illicit pleasure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fruto prohibido"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "illicit pleasure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "förbjuden frukt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forbidden fruit"
}

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