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ecosexual

ecosexual noun: an environmentally conscious person whose adherence to green living extends to their romantic and/or sexual life (particularly their choice of partner).

Noun

ecosexual (plural ecosexuals)

  1. An environmentally conscious person whose adherence to green living extends to their romantic and/or sexual life (particularly their choice of partner).
    • Ecosexuals are an evolving breed of city dweller for whom keeping green is every bit as important in their romantic life as in their choice of household cleanser, dinner food, or wall paint.2006 November, Stefanie Olsen, “In search of a nice Gaia”, in San Francisco
  2. A person who feels or performs sexual attraction to nature or the planet Earth.
    • But even though Sprinkle and Stephens no longer organize the weddings themselves, other ecosexual enthusiasts have taken up the cause.2021 August 16, “The ‘ecosexuals’ hosting joyful weddings to the Earth”, in CNN

Forms of ecosexual

pluralecosexuals

Origin of ecosexual

From eco- + sexual, after the pattern of metrosexual and retrosexual.

Questions about ecosexual

What does ecosexual mean?
Ecosexual means an environmentally conscious person whose adherence to green living extends to their romantic and/or sexual life (particularly their choice of partner).
What part of speech is ecosexual?
Ecosexual is a noun.
What is the plural of ecosexual?
The plural of ecosexual is ecosexuals.

Words near ecosexual in the dictionary

  1. ecosensitive
  2. ecosensitivity
  3. ecoservice
  4. ecoservices
  5. ecosex
  6. ecosexual
  7. ecosexuality
  8. ecosexuals
  9. ecosite
  10. ecosites
  11. ecosocial

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