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flexitarian

English

Etymology

Blend of flexible +? vegetarian.

Noun

flexitarian (plural flexitarians)

  1. One who is usually or primarily vegetarian, but not strictly so.

Usage notes

  • This term is sometimes used pejoratively by strict vegetarians.

Coordinate terms

  • vegetarian
  • vegan
  • omnivore (food culture)
  • carnivore (food culture)

Translations

Adjective

flexitarian (comparative more flexitarian, superlative most flexitarian)

  1. (of a person) Being a flexitarian.
  2. (of food, a diet, etc.) Being what a flexitarian might eat.

References

  • Karen Iacobbo and Michael Iacobbo, Vegetarians and Vegans in America Today, Greenwood Publishing Group (2006), ?ISBN, pages 164–5.

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semivegetarian

English

Etymology

From semi- +? vegetarian.

Noun

semivegetarian (plural semivegetarians)

  1. One who does not eat certain kinds of flesh (often red meat).
  2. One who does not eat very much flesh.

Adjective

semivegetarian (not comparable)

  1. (of a person) Being a semivegetarian (in either sense).
  2. (of food) Fit for a semivegetarian to eat; that is, not containing certain kinds of flesh.

Synonyms

  • (one who does not eat much flesh): flexitarian, lessetarian

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