Meanings
nounecotourism (usually uncountable, plural ecotourisms)
plural ecotourisms
- uncountableusuallyResponsible (sustainable) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy.
Driven by a search for the perfectly "grammable" shot, ecotourism is everywhere on the rise, though it rarely delivers on the promise of its name, which is to reconcile the impulse to consume nature with the desire to conserve it.
2020 August 24, Amia Srinivasan, “What Have We Done to the Whale?”, in The New Yorker
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
- Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
- Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
- Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
- Latinoeco-
- Frenchéco-
- Englisheco-
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*tórh₁nos
- Proto-Hellenic*tórnos
- Ancient Greekτόρνος (tórnos)
- Latintornus
- Latintornō
- Old Frenchtorner
- Old Frenchtour
- Englishtour
- Englishtourism
- Englishecotourism
Translations
Arabic سِيَاحَة بِيئِيَّة
- سِيَاحَة بِيئِيَّة (siyāḥa bīʔiyya)responsible travel
Catalan ecoturisme
- ecoturismeresponsible travel
Chinese Mandarin 生態旅遊 /生态旅游, 生態觀光 /生态观光
- 生態旅遊 /生态旅游 (shēngtài lǚyóu)responsible travel
- 生態觀光 /生态观光 (shēngtài guānguāng)responsible travel
Czech ekoturistika
- ekoturistikaresponsible travel
Danish økoturisme
- økoturismeresponsible travel
Dutch duurzaam toerisme
- duurzaam toerismeresponsible travel
Estonian ökoturism
- ökoturismresponsible travel
Finnish ekomatkailu, ekoturismi
- ekomatkailuresponsible travel
- ekoturismiresponsible travel
French écotourisme
- écotourismeresponsible travel
German Ökotourismus
- Ökotourismusresponsible travel
Greek οικοτουρισμός
- οικοτουρισμός (oikotourismós)responsible travel
Hebrew תיירות אקולוגית
- תיירות אקולוגיתresponsible travel
Icelandic visthæf ferðamennska
- visthæf ferðamennskaresponsible travel
Irish éiceathurasóireacht
- éiceathurasóireachtresponsible travel
Japanese エコツーリズム
- エコツーリズム (ekotsūrizumu)responsible travel
Korean 생태 관광
- 생태 관광 (saengtae gwan'gwang)responsible travel
Malay ekotourisme
- ekotourismeresponsible travel
Norwegian Bokmål økoturisme
- økoturismeresponsible travel
Persian طبیعتگردی
- طبیعتگردیresponsible travel
Polish ekoturystyka
- ekoturystykaresponsible travel
Portuguese ecoturismo
- ecoturismoresponsible travel
Russian экотури́зм, экологи́ческий тури́зм
- экотури́зм (ekoturízm)responsible travel
- экологи́ческий тури́зм (ekologíčeskij turízm)responsible travel
Spanish turismo ecológico, ecoturismo
- turismo ecológicoresponsible travel
- ecoturismoresponsible travel
Swedish ekoturism
- ekoturismresponsible travel
Turkish ekoturizm
- ekoturizmresponsible travel
Vietnamese du lịch sinh thái
- du lịch sinh tháiresponsible travel
Welsh ecodwristiaeth
- ecodwristiaethresponsible travel
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
ecotourism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotourism
MLA
“ecotourism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotourism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecotourism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecotourism.
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