ecomania

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noun

Enthusiasm for ecological issues.

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Meanings

nounecomania (uncountable)
  1. uncountableEnthusiasm for ecological issues.

    Ecomania becomes a vehicle for propagating feminist ideology to a wider audience than would otherwise be receptive to it.

    1998, John P. Newport, The New Age Movement and the Biblical Worldview
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    During 1970 and 1971 the ecomania induced by the press and TV inspired many well-meaning citizens to engage in recycling expeditions through garbage for aluminum cans, paper, glass bottles, and so forth.

    1973, Cy A. Adler, Ecological fantasies, page 296

Origin

From eco- + -mania.

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ecomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecomania

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“ecomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecomania. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecomania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecomania.

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