sustainable
English
/səˈsteɪnəbəl/
adj
Definitions
- Able to be sustained.
- Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.
Etymology
Suffix from English sustain.
Origin
English
sustain
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- biosustainable English
- nonsustainable English
- sustain English
- sustainability English
- sustainably English
- sustainer English
- sustainest English
- sustaineth English
- sustainment English
- unsustainable English
- unsustainably English
- サスティン Japanese
- サスティーン Japanese
- サステイン Japanese
- susteinen Middle English