cruelty-free

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From cruelty +‎ -free.

Adjective[edit]

cruelty-free (not comparable)

  1. Of cosmetics and similar products: made without harming animals.
    • 2020, Madeleine Olivia, Minimal: How to simplify your life and live sustainably[1], Random House, →ISBN:
      It can be particularly hard to tell what is and isn't cruelty-free, as the term isn't regulated; any brand can claim to be so. The only way a company can be totally cruelty-free is when no animal testing has happened at any point during production.

Translations[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English cruelty-free.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɾulti ˈfɾi/ [ˌkɾul̪.t̪i ˈfɾi]

Adjective[edit]

cruelty-free (invariable)

  1. cruelty-free
    productos cruelty-freecruelty-free products

Usage notes[edit]

  • According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.