flexitarian
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of flexible + vegetarian.
Noun edit
flexitarian (plural flexitarians)
- One who is usually or primarily vegetarian, but not strictly so.
Usage notes edit
- This term is sometimes used pejoratively by strict vegetarians.
Coordinate terms edit
- semitarian
- vegetarian
- vegan
- omnivore (food culture)
- carnivore (food culture)
Translations edit
one who is usually vegetarian
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Adjective edit
flexitarian (comparative more flexitarian, superlative most flexitarian)
- (of a person) Being a flexitarian.
- (of food, a diet, etc.) Being what a flexitarian might eat.
References edit
- Karen Iacobbo and Michael Iacobbo, Vegetarians and Vegans in America Today, Greenwood Publishing Group (2006), →ISBN, pages 164–5.