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sustainable

adj
/səˈsteɪnəbəl/

Etymology

From sustain + -able.

  1. derived from sustineō — “to uphold”
  2. derived from sustenir
  3. inherited from susteinen
  4. suffixed as sustainable — “sustain + able”

Definitions

  1. Able to be sustained.

  2. Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the…

    Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.

    • sustainable economy
    • In addition to the resources listed in the organic and local food sections earlier, a good source of sustainable meat is Heritage Foods USA (heritagefoodsusa.com).
    • Some critics have asserted that sustainable food is "elitist"; that it's too expensive and not widely available.

  3. A renewable energy source.

    • It has only been in the last 20 years that the long-term trend away from fossil fuels and toward nuclear energy and sustainables has intensified.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA