sustainable

CEFRB1

/səˈsteɪnəbəl/

adjective

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In plain English

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adjective
Able to continue without harming the environment or using resources up.
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adjective
Extra detail
A renewable energy source.

Examples

I like recycling the wall. I do sustainable translation.
I mainly participated in the working group "environmental protection and sustainable agriculture".

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

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

In context

Some critics have asserted that sustainable food is "elitist"; that it's too expensive and not widely available.
sustainable economy
A city on a hill—or many cities on hills—surrounded by unbroken vistas of beautiful countryside; small, thriving, family-run farms growing organic, seasonal, and sustainable fruits and vegetables specific to the region.

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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).
2008, Kate L. Harrison, The Green Bride Guide, →ISBN, page 174
A city on a hill—or many cities on hills—surrounded by unbroken vistas of beautiful countryside; small, thriving, family-run farms growing organic, seasonal, and sustainable fruits and vegetables specific to the region.
2010, Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw, →ISBN, page 129
Right now, rich nations devour 28 tonnes of material per person per year – including everything from fish to forests, plastics to metals. That’s four times more than ecologists say is sustainable.
2019, Jason Hickel, “Climate breakdown is coming. The UK needs a Greener New Deal”, in Guardian.
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.
1996, Joseph Francis Coates, John B. Mahaffie, Andy Hines, 2025: Scenarios of U.S. and Global Society Reshaped by Science and Technology, page 117

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From sustain + -able.