ecotopia means any ecologically ideal place or situation. It carries an Arena rating of 1412, earned across 24 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, ecotopia ranks #1,407 of 17,127 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #3,054 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #3,905 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words, #5,054 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words.
Why “ecotopia” is a great word
ECOTOPIA — [Noun] An ecologically ideal place or society, conceived as a utopian state in sustainable harmony with nature. From the name of the ecological utopia in the 1975 novel 'Ecotopia' by Ernest Callenbach. Blend of eco- (from ecology, ultimately from Greek oikos, 'house, dwelling') + utopia (from Greek ou, 'not' + topos, 'place', or eu, 'good' + topos, 'place'). Coined in 1975 by Ernest Callenbach. Unlike "utopia," a generalized perfect society, or "Arcadia," a nostalgic pastoral idyll, "ecotopia" is a forward-looking, politically-structured vision defined by technological sustainability and regeneration. It is the glint of solar panels through a redwood canopy, the silent glide of a train beneath a forest, and a legal system granting rights to rivers—a meticulously planned blueprint for a home we have never quite managed to build.
Etymology
From the name of an ecological utopia in a novel ("Ecotopia") by Ernest Callenbach. Blend of eco- + utopia.
noun
- Any ecologically ideal place or situation
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