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Definitions for Fallow

[1] (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
[2] not in use; inactive: My creative energies have lain fallow this year.
[3] land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has been left unseeded for one or more growing seasons.
[4] to make (land) fallow for agricultural purposes.
[5] pale-yellow; light-brown; dun.
[6] (of land) left unseeded after being ploughed and harrowed to regain fertility for a crop
[7] (of an idea, state of mind, etc) undeveloped or inactive, but potentially useful
[8] land treated in this way
[9] (tr) to leave (land) unseeded after ploughing and harrowing it
[10] of a light yellowish-brown colour

Words related to Fallow

virgin, idle, slack, dormant, inert, neglected, quiescent, resting, uncultivated, undeveloped, unproductive, unused, vacant, unplowed, unseeded

Words nearby Fallow

fallopian tubes, fallopio, fallot's tetralogy, fallot's triad, fallout, fallow, fallow deer, falls, fallujah, falmouth, false

Origin of Fallow

2before 1000; Middle English fal(o)we, Old English fealu; cognate with German falb

Other words from Fallow

fal·low·ness , noun
un·fal·lowed , adjective

Word origin for Fallow

Old English fealu ; related to Old Norse fölr, Old Saxon, Old High German falo , Latin pallidus Greek polios grey

Synonyms for Fallow

idle, slack, virgin, dormant, inert, neglected, quiescent, resting, uncultivated, undeveloped, unplanted, unplowed, unproductive, unseeded, untilled, unused, vacant