eco

¹

[ek-oh, ee-koh]

adjective

1. ecological or environmental.

2. not harmful to the environment.

   an eco resort with no air conditioning.

noun

1. ecology.

Eco

²

[ek-oh, e-kaw]

noun

1. Umberto, 1932–2016, Italian novelist and philosopher.

eco-

³

1. a combining form representing ecology in the formation of compounds (ecosystem; ecotype ); also with the more general sense “environment,” “nature,” “natural habitat” (ecocide; ecolaw; ecopolitics ).

eco

¹

/ ˈiːkəʊ /

noun

1. 1. short for ecology

   2. ( as modifier )

      an eco group

Eco

²

/ ˈɛkəʊ /

noun

1. Umberto. born 1932, Italian semiologist and writer. His novels include The Name of the Rose (1981) and Foucault's Pendulum (1988)

eco-

³

combining form

1. denoting ecology or ecological

   ecocide

   ecosphere

Word History and Origins

Origin of eco¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

The couple initially tried planting a few agave in the front, but Estrada was inspired by an article about ocean-friendly gardens in the Surfrider Foundation’s publication, the Drop, which featured work by Long Beach-based landscape architect Kai Craig of California Eco Design, a fellow Surfrider member.

From Los Angeles Times

In Umberto Eco’s novel “The Name of the Rose,” a medieval abbey’s library that houses the lost second book of Aristotle’s “Poetics” burns to the ground.

From Salon

The cultural critic Umberto Eco long ago described the American roadside not as a place so much as a performance, a carefully staged tableau where every fast-food chain plays its prescribed role: to entice, to captivate and ultimately, to encourage consumption.

From Salon

Pupils on the eco committee at Roath Park Primary School in Cardiff said they did what they could to encourage their friends and parents to reduce car use to help the environment.

From BBC

Protests earlier in the week had already led lawmakers to axe tax increases on bread, cooking oil, mobile money and motor vehicles, as well as an eco levy that would have raised the cost of goods like nappies and sanitary towels.

From BBC