renewable

English

Etymology

renew +‎ -able

Adjective

renewable (comparative more renewable, superlative most renewable)

  1. Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
    Antonym: non-renewable
  2. (of a resource) Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply.
    Antonym: non-renewable
    renewable resource
    renewable energy
    renewable sources of energy
    Solar and wind power are renewable, but coal is not.

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Noun

renewable (plural renewables)

  1. A thing that is renewable; especially, a renewable source of energy.
  2. A renewable resource.

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