environmentalism C2+ Topic:Environment & Ecology US /ɛnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəlɪzəm/ UK /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəlɪzəm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun concern for and advocacy of the protection of the natural environment Her environmentalism led her to campaign against the new pipeline. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · concern for and advocacy of... conservationismconservationecologismgreen politics Word family Related forms environmentenvironmentalenvironmentalistenviron Etymology AI details From environmental + -ism; environment from environ ('to surround'), from Old French environer, from environ ('around'). environer Old French virer Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Environment & Ecology Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # environmentalism **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɛnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəlɪzəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəlɪzəm/ ## Meanings 1. concern for and advocacy of the protection of the natural environment ## Examples - Her environmentalism led her to campaign against the new pipeline. ## Synonyms - conservationism - conservation - ecologism - green politics ## Related Forms - environment - environmental - environmentalist - environ ## Roots and Affixes - Root: environer - Root: virer ## Etymology From environmental + -ism; environment from environ ('to surround'), from Old French environer, from environ ('around'). ## AI Etymology Environmentalism comes from environmental + -ism; environment from environ ('to surround'), from Old French environer, from environ ('around'). The etymological trail includes Old French environer and Old French virer. As a noun, environmentalism names concern for and advocacy of the protection of the natural environment. The same family is visible in related forms such as environment, environmental, environmentalist, and environ. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Environment & Ecology - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown