eco-friendly

adjective

eco-friend·​ly ˌē-kō-ˈfren(d)-lē How to pronounce eco-friendly (audio)
ˌe-kō-
: not environmentally harmful
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The simple and eco-friendly method to turn agricultural and forestry waste into powerful magnetic materials can effectively remove toxic chemicals from water. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025 The restaurant also earned a Green Star, for its sustainability and eco-friendly practices. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025 His social enterprise, Southside Blooms, transforms vacant lots into eco-friendly flower farms and employs 25 local young people to grow, arrange, and sell flowers at the group’s nonprofit flower shop. CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025 The 12-acre property has already been converted into an eco-friendly compound with nine self-sufficient apartments plus a primary residence. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eco-friendly

Word History

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eco-friendly was in 1989

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“Eco-friendly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eco-friendly. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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