Phrase guide

environmentally friendly

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Causing lesser, little, or no harm to the environment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: environment-friendly, eco-friendly, ecological, ecologically friendly, green, pollution-free

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صَدِيق لِلْبِيئَة (ṣadīq lilbīʔa) — causing little harm to the environment
  • Belarusian: экалагічны (ekalahičny) — causing little harm to the environment
  • Belarusian: экалагічна чысты (ekalahična čysty) — causing little harm to the environment
  • Belarusian: экалагічна бяспечны (ekalahična bjaspječny) — causing little harm to the environment
  • Bengali: পরিবেশ বান্ধব (poribeś bandhob) — causing little harm to the environment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 環保 /环保 (huánbǎo) — causing little harm to the environment
  • Danish: miljøvenlig — causing little harm to the environment
  • Dutch: milieuvriendelijk — causing little harm to the environment
  • Finnish: ekologinen — causing little harm to the environment
  • Finnish: ympäristöystävällinen — causing little harm to the environment
  • French: écologique — causing little harm to the environment
  • French: respectueux de l'environnement — causing little harm to the environment
  • Galician: ecolóxico — causing little harm to the environment
  • Galician: ecosostible — causing little harm to the environment
  • Georgian: ეკოლოგიურად სუფთა (eḳologiurad supta) — causing little harm to the environment
  • German: umweltfreundlich — causing little harm to the environment
  • Hungarian: környezetkímélő — causing little harm to the environment
  • Hungarian: környezetbarát — causing little harm to the environment
  • Indonesian: ramah lingkungan — causing little harm to the environment
  • Italian: ecologico — causing little harm to the environment
  • Japanese: 環境に優しい (kankyō ni yasashī) — causing little harm to the environment
  • Korean: 친환경적(親環境的)이다 (chinhwan'gyeongjeogida) — causing little harm to the environment
  • Māori: tautaiao — causing little harm to the environment
  • Norwegian Bokmål: miljøvennlig — causing little harm to the environment
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: miljøvenleg — causing little harm to the environment
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: miljøvennleg — causing little harm to the environment
  • Polish: przyjazny dla środowiska — causing little harm to the environment
  • Portuguese: ecológico — causing little harm to the environment
  • Portuguese: ecossustentável — causing little harm to the environment
  • Russian: экологи́чный (ekologíčnyj) — causing little harm to the environment
  • Russian: экологи́чески чи́стый (ekologíčeski čístyj) — causing little harm to the environment
  • Russian: экологи́чески безопа́сный (ekologíčeski bezopásnyj) — causing little harm to the environment
  • Spanish: ecológico — causing little harm to the environment
  • Spanish: ecosostenible — causing little harm to the environment
  • Swedish: miljövänlig — causing little harm to the environment
  • Tagalog: makakalikasan — causing little harm to the environment
  • Turkish: çevre dostu — causing little harm to the environment
  • Vietnamese: thân thiện với môi trường — causing little harm to the environment
  • Welsh: ecogyfeillgar — causing little harm to the environment