English Explanatory Dictionary

vegetarian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products.
  2. An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians (in all senses).
  2. Without meat.
  3. Of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat.
  4. That does not eat meat.
noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of vegetarian.

Pronunciation

/vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ /ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vegetarian.wav /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/ /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ /ˌvɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹɪən/

Word forms

vegetarian vegetarians more vegetarian most vegetarian

Etymology

From vegetable + -arian; popularized following 1847 foundation of British Vegetarian Society.

Synonyms

herbivore Pythagorean plant-based

Antonyms

nonvegetarian

Related words

fruitarian nutarian pescetarian vagitarian vegan

Derived words

demi-vegetarian eggetarian fishetarian I'm a vegetarian kangatarian lactarian lacto-ovo-vegetarian meatatarian ovolactovegetarian pescovegetarian semivegetarian vegaquarian lactovegetarian nonvegetarian ovovegetarian pescetarian strict vegetarian vegan veggie antivegetarian pescovegetarianism unvegetarian vegetarian burger vegetarian egg vegetarian hamburger vegetarianism vegetarianist vegetarianistic vegetarianize

Translations

Afrikaans: herbivoor Bulgarian: тревоя́дно Czech: býložravec Danish: planteæder Danish: herbivor Dutch: herbivoor Finnish: kasvinsyöjä French: herbivore Galician: herbívoro Georgian: ბალახისმჭამელი German: Pflanzenfresser Greek: φυτοφάγο Hindi: शाकाहारी Hungarian: növényevő Japanese: 草食 Macedonian: тревопа́сно Nepali: शाकाहारी Polish: roślinożerca Portuguese: herbívoro Romanian: ierbivor Russian: травоя́дное Scottish Gaelic: feòil-sheachnair Scottish Gaelic: lusair Scottish Gaelic: glasraichear Serbo-Croatian: bȉljojēd Serbo-Croatian: bȉljožder Turkish: otçul Volapük: planifidaf Volapük: planihifidaf Volapük: planijifidaf Welsh: llysysor Welsh: llysysydd
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