renewable
/ɹɪˈnu.ə.bl̩/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply.
noun
A thing that is renewable
noun
A thing that is renewable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "renewable resource"
- "renewable energy"
- "renewable sources of energy"
- "Solar and wind power are renewable, but coal is not."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English renew Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English renewable From renew + -able.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɪˈnu.ə.bl̩/
- British English: /ɹɪˈnjuː.ə.bl̩/