sustainability
/səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "None of the processing happens out in the open ocean, said Gaurav Sant, an Equatic founder and professor of sustainability at UCLA, “this is important because it allows you to measure everything that you’re doing perfectly.”"
- "The making of buggy whips is the proverbial exemplar of a business without sustainability in the face of technological change."
- "In a war of words that has broken out between Khan and Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, the Mayor was accused of sending revenue-raising proposals to Shapps some three weeks late, giving him little choice but to extend negotiations. Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would "punish Londoners" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: "These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability.""
- "universal primary and secondary education, without which the sustainability of innovation and entrepreneurialism seems questionable"
Etymology
Etymology tree English sustain Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English sustainability From sustain + -ability.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti/
- British English: /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/