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Flexitarian vs Semivegetarian - What's the difference?

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Flexitarian is a synonym of semivegetarian.


In of a person|lang=en terms the difference between flexitarian and semivegetarian

is that flexitarian is (of a person) being a while semivegetarian is (of a person) being a (in either sense).

As adjectives the difference between flexitarian and semivegetarian

is that flexitarian is (of a person) being a while semivegetarian is (of a person) being a (in either sense).

As nouns the difference between flexitarian and semivegetarian

is that flexitarian is one who is usually or primarily vegetarian, but who is not strictly so while semivegetarian is one who does not eat certain kinds of flesh (often red meat).

flexitarian

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a person) Being a .
  • Being what a flexitarian might eat.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is usually or primarily vegetarian, but who is not strictly so.

    • Usage notes

    * This term is sometimes used pejoratively by strict vegetarians. * Many strict vegetarians dislike this term, believing that one is either vegetarian or non-vegetarian.

    References

    * Karen Iacobbo and Michael Iacobbo, Vegetarians and Vegans in America Today , Greenwood Publishing Group (2006), ISBN 9780275990169, pages 164–5.

    semivegetarian

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of a person) Being a (in either sense).
  • (of food) Fit for a semivegetarian to eat; that is, not containing certain kinds of flesh.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who does not eat certain kinds of flesh (often red meat).
  • One who does not eat very much flesh.

    • Synonyms

    * (one who does not eat much flesh) flexitarian