Definition of VEGAN

vegan

Meanings

Plural: vegans

Noun

  • a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all
  • A person who does not eat, drink or otherwise consume any animal products
  • A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.

Adj

  • Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use.
  • Committed to avoiding any product or practice that inherently involves animal use.
  • Relating to vegans or veganism.

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Middle English vegetable
English vegetable
English -arian
English vegetarian
English vegan
Clipping of vegetarian or vegetable, 1944. Coined by English vegan activist Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first used in the name of The Vegan News.

Synonyms

plant-based

Scrabble Score: 9

vegan is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vegan is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vegan is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

vegan is a valid Words With Friends word