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fallow
What does fallow mean?
fallow (adjective): plowed but left unseeded for more than one planting season.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use fallow in a sentence?
- Fallow farmland. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce fallow?
/ˈfæˌloʊ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “fallow” mean?
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
Not quite: that's what tragic means.
evincing strength and health; strong; both large and healthy
Not quite: that's what robust means.
plowed but left unseeded for more than one planting season
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genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt
Not quite: that's what sincere means.
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