Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonrenewable

/nɑnɹinˈuəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: non-re-new-able
IPA: /nɑnɹinˈuəbəl/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not able to be renewed; incapable of renewal.

adj

unsustainable; not able to be regrown or renewed; not having an ongoing or continuous source of supply

noun

A resource that is not renewable.

Example Sentences

"Coal is nonrenewable."

Etymology

From non- + renewable.

Inflected Forms

nonrenewables (plural)

Synonyms

finite unrenewable

Homonyms

non-renewable

Antonyms

renewable renewable energy

Rhymes With

renewable non-renewable doable

Questions

How do you pronounce nonrenewable?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɑnɹinˈuəbəl/.
What does nonrenewable mean?: Not able to be renewed; incapable of renewal.
Where does nonrenewable come from?: From non- + renewable.

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