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Webster 1913 Edition

Renewable

Re-new′a-ble

(r?-n?′?-b’l)

,

Adj.

Capable of being renewed;

as, a lease

renewable

at pleasure

.

Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition

Renewable

RENEW'ABLE

,

Adj.

That may be renewed; as a lease renewable at pleasure.

Definition 2024

renewable

renewable

English

Adjective

renewable ‎(comparative more renewable, superlative most renewable)

Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
(of a resource) Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply; not finite.
Solar and wind power are renewable, but coal is not.

Antonyms

non-renewable

Derived terms

renewability

Translations

Able to be renewed

Basque: berriztagarri
Catalan: renovable (ca)
Czech: obnovitelný m
Esperanto: renovigebla
Finnish: uusintakelpoinen
French: renouvelable (fr)
German: erneuerbar (de)
Italian: rinnovabile (it)

Japanese: 再生可能な ‎(saisei-kanou-na)
Norman: r'nouv'labl'ye
Manx: yn-aanoaghey
Portuguese: renovável (pt)
Russian: возобновля́емый (ru) ‎(vozobnovljájemyj)
Scottish Gaelic: ath-nuadhachail
Spanish: renovable
Swedish: förnybar

Sustainable

Basque: berriztagarri
Catalan: renovable (ca)
Czech: obnovitelný m
Finnish: uusiutuva (fi)
German: erneuerbar (de)
Italian: rinnovabile (it)

Japanese: 再生可能な ‎(saisei-kanou-na)
Polish: odnawialny (pl)
Portuguese: renovável (pt)
Scottish Gaelic: ath-nuadhachail
Spanish: renovable
Swedish: förnybar

Noun

renewable ‎(plural renewables)

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

Translations

A renewable resource