cruelty-free

English

Etymology

From cruelty +‎ -free.

Adjective

cruelty-free (not comparable)

1. Of cosmetics and similar products: made without harming animals.
   • 2020, Madeleine Olivia, Minimal: How to simplify your life and live sustainably‎^[1], Random House, →ISBN:

     It can be particularly hard to tell what is and isn't cruelty-free, as the term isn't regulated; any brand can claim to be so. The only way a company can be totally cruelty-free is when no animal testing has happened at any point during production.

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: cruelty-free

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English cruelty-free.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɾulti ˈfɾi/ [ˌkɾul̪.t̪i ˈfɾi]

Adjective

cruelty-free (invariable)

1. cruelty-free

   productos cruelty-free ― cruelty-free products

Usage notes

• According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.