fallow
1
[ fal-oh ]
/ ˈfæl oʊ /
adjective
(of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
not in use; inactive: My creative energies have lain fallow this year.
noun
land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has been left unseeded for one or more growing seasons.
verb (used with object)
to make (land) fallow for agricultural purposes.
Origin of fallow
1
1275–1325; Middle English
falwe; compare Old English
fealga, plural of
*fealh, as gloss of Medieval Latin
occas harrows
OTHER WORDS FROM fallow
fal·low·ness, noun un·fal·lowed, adjectiveWords nearby fallow
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fallopio,
fallot's tetralogy,
fallot's triad,
fallout,
fallow,
fallow deer,
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fallujah,
falmouth,
false
Definition for fallow (2 of 2)
fallow
2
[ fal-oh ]
/ ˈfæl oʊ /
adjective
pale-yellow; light-brown; dun.
Origin of fallow
2
before 1000; Middle English
fal(o)we, Old English
fealu; cognate with German
falb
Example sentences from the Web for fallow
British Dictionary definitions for fallow (1 of 2)
fallow
1
/ (ˈfæləʊ) /
adjective
(of land) left unseeded after being ploughed and harrowed to regain fertility for a crop
(of an idea, state of mind, etc) undeveloped or inactive, but potentially useful
noun
land treated in this way
verb
(tr)
to leave (land) unseeded after ploughing and harrowing it
Derived forms of fallow
fallowness, nounWord Origin for fallow
Old English
fealga; related to Greek
polos ploughed field
British Dictionary definitions for fallow (2 of 2)
fallow
2
/ (ˈfæləʊ) /
adjective
of a light yellowish-brown colour
Word Origin for fallow
Old English
fealu; related to Old Norse
fölr, Old Saxon, Old High German
falo, Latin
pallidus Greek
polios grey