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renewable

  • /ɹɪˈnjuː.ə.bl̩/ UK
  • /ɹɪˈnu.ə.bl̩/ US

adjective more renewable · most renewable

  1. Able to be renewed; capable of renewal. Under the pilot project, the private sector will supply, install, operate and maintain e-vehicle charging stations; monitor and verify the energy efficiency, performance and savings in using renewable energy; and optimize the use of clean energy.

    Opposite: non-renewable

  2. of a resource Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply. renewable resource

    Opposite: non-renewable

noun renewables

  1. A renewable resource or source of energy. Klein diagnoses impressively what hasn’t worked. No more claptrap about fracked gas as a bridge to renewables. Enough already of the international summit meetings that produce sirocco-quality hot air, and nonbinding agreements that bind us all to more emissions.
  2. A renewable fuse; a fuse which can be opened in order to replace the element. You'll find the link can be removed from a "Union" Renewable and replaced before most fuses can be taken apart.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: inexhaustible, regeneration, regenerative, regenerate, rebuildable, renewal, rebirth, recyclable, recycled, sustainable, reappointment, recurrent, recurring, extended, durable, revolving

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adj able to be renewed

Españolrenovable
日本語再生可能な saisei-kanou-na
中文可再生 kězàishēng
Portuguêsrenovável
Françaisrenouvelable
Deutscherneuerbar
Italianorinnovabile
Русскийвозобновля́емый vozobnovljájemyj

adj sustainable

Españolrenovable
日本語再生可能な saisei-kanou-na
中文可再生 kězàishēng
Portuguêsrenovável
Deutscherneuerbar
Italianorinnovabile

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@misc{renewable_2026,
  title = {renewable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/renewable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}