Ecofiction

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fiction that deals with environmental issues and the relation between humanity and the physical environment. uncountable

    "After the publication of The Poisonwood Bible, Kingsolver rose to a position of authority in feminist writings and ecofiction for her command of political allegory set during the Congo's turbulent emergence from colonialism."

Example

More examples

"After the publication of The Poisonwood Bible, Kingsolver rose to a position of authority in feminist writings and ecofiction for her command of political allegory set during the Congo's turbulent emergence from colonialism."

Etymology

From eco- + fiction.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.