Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

environmentally friendly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: en-vi-ron-men-tal-ly friend-ly
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

""HS2's London tunnels will help ensure many homes and habitats in the capital remain undisturbed. This is a key part of our commitment to deliver Britain's new high-speed railway in the most environmentally friendly way and minimising disruption to our neighbours," said HS2 Ltd Client Director Malcolm Codling."

Inflected Forms

more environmentally friendly (comparative) most environmentally friendly (superlative)

Synonyms

environment-friendly eco-friendly ecological ecologically friendly green pollution-free environmentally friendly

Antonyms

eco-unfriendly hazardous poisonous toxic

Questions

What does environmentally friendly mean?: Causing lesser, little, or no harm to the environment.

How to pronounce environmentally friendly

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