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 Words From

• macro·bi·oti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of macrobiotic¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; macro- + biotic

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times

He was macrobiotic and while he cooked, I would sit in his kitchen and listen to his wisdom and love every minute of it.

From New York Times

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