Meanings
nounpostconsumerism (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesA value system that follows, and rejects or moves beyond, consumerism.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpost
- Englishpost-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
- Proto-Italic*emō
- Latinemō
- Latinsūmō
- Latincōnsūmō
- Old Frenchconsumer
- Middle Englishconsumen
- Englishconsume
- Englishconsumer
- Englishconsumerism
- Englishpostconsumerism
From post- + consumerism.
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APA
postconsumerism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postconsumerism
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“postconsumerism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postconsumerism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postconsumerism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postconsumerism.
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