macrobiotic

American  

[mak-roh-bahy-ot-ik] / ˌmæk roʊ baɪˈɒt ɪk /

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.

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noun

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

macrobiotic British  

/ ˌmækrəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to macrobiotics

2. of a diet comprising only food conforming to the principles of macrobiotics

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Other Word Forms

• macrobiotically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of macrobiotic

First recorded in 1790–1800; macro- + biotic

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

macrobiotic

At the lone, crunchy macrobiotic restaurant that continues to exist, stubbornly, as the city grows sleeker and more expensive around it.

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026

Her father, who ran television-broadcasting businesses, embraced a fad for macrobiotic food and hired a chef to prepare it for the family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

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."

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025

He described his parents’ macrobiotic diet in his youth, saddling him with “enough bulgur and steamed fish to kill a kid” and leaving him no choice but to cook up alternatives.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2022

I’ve got a man satchelfull of macrobiotic beef jerky, though.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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