"environmentally friendly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more environmentally friendly [comparative], most environmentally friendly [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} environmentally friendly (comparative more environmentally friendly, superlative most environmentally friendly)
  1. Causing lesser, little, or no harm to the environment. Synonyms: environment-friendly, eco-friendly, ecological, ecologically friendly, green Translations (causing little harm to the environment): صَدِيق لِلْبِيئَة (ṣadīq lilbīʔa) (Arabic), экалагічны (ekalahičny) (Belarusian), экалагічна чысты (ekalahična čysty) (Belarusian), экалагічна бяспечны (ekalahična bjaspječny) (Belarusian), পরিবেশ বান্ধব (poribeś bandhob) (Bengali), 環保 (Chinese Mandarin), 环保 (huánbǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), miljøvenlig (Danish), milieuvriendelijk (Dutch), ekologinen (Finnish), ympäristöystävällinen (Finnish), écologique (French), respectueux de l’environnement (French), ecolóxico [masculine] (Galician), ecosostible (Galician), ეკოლოგიურად სუფთა (eḳologiurad supta) (Georgian), umweltfreundlich (German), környezetkímélő (Hungarian), környezetbarát (Hungarian), ramah lingkungan (Indonesian), ecologico (Italian), tautaiao (Maori), miljøvennlig (Norwegian Bokmål), miljøvenleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), miljøvennleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), ecológico (Portuguese), ecossustentável (Portuguese), экологи́чный (ekologíčnyj) (Russian), экологи́чески чи́стый (ekologíčeski čístyj) (Russian), экологи́чески безопа́сный (ekologíčeski bezopásnyj) (Russian), ecológico (Spanish), ecosostenible (Spanish), miljövänlig (Swedish), çevre dostu (Turkish), thân thiện với môi trường (Vietnamese), ecogyfeillgar (Welsh)

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