vegan means not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.
vegan is pronounced /ˈviːɡən/.
Etymology
From Vega + -an.
adj
- Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use.“He eats a completely vegan diet.”
- Committed to avoiding any product or practice that inherently involves animal use.“She is not vegan as she eats eggs and wears leather.”
- Relating to vegans or veganism.“Yesterday I went to a vegan party.”
- Relating to the star Vega.
noun
- 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.“Our vegan-friendly shaving brush is made with synthetic bristles instead of badger hair.”
- Someone from the vicinity of the star Vega.“Tommy looked deflated. He stepped back slightly, shaking his head. "Never saw such a resemblance. Are you a Vegan?" "No," Bart lied flatly. "Aldebaran. David Briscoe."”
- Someone from Vega in Norway.
- Someone from Vega in Sweden.