macrobiotic

[mak-roh-bahy-ot-ik]

adjective

1. of or relating to macrobiotics or its dietary practices.

2. of, relating to, or serving macrobiotic food.

   a macrobiotic restaurant.

3. Archaic.,  lengthening the life span.

noun

1. a person who adheres to the principles of macrobiotics or who follows its dietary practices.

Other Word Forms

• macrobiotically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of macrobiotic¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; macro- + biotic

Example Sentences

Speaking on her most recent Goop podcast this week, she said: "I went into hardcore macrobiotic for a certain time, that was an interesting chapter where I got obsessed with eating very, very healthily."

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One parent waves off their teenager’s sudden interest in politics as a fad, like eating macrobiotics.

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The emphasis is on pre-gentrification, before the area was overrun with luxury homes and high-end grocery stores offering gourmet macrobiotic bowls.

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Celebrities have swapped their macrobiotic, ketogenic diets to champion "veganism" as their new fitness regime.

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“I am whole” got me a macrobiotic bowl of rice, quinoa and seaweed.

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