sustainability

Language: en

🇬🇧 /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/ 🇺🇸 /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪtiː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The ability to be maintained or sustained over the long term without depleting resources or causing severe ecological damage.; The practice of using natural resources in a way that does not compromise their availability for future generations.; The capacity of a system, process, or organization to endure and continue functioning effectively over time.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

environmental sustainabilityeconomic sustainabilitylong-term sustainabilitysustainability goalssustainability practicessocial sustainability

Derivatives

sustainablesustainablysustainsustainedsustainingsustenanceunsustainability

Synonyms

viabilitydurabilitymaintainabilitycontinuityendurance

Antonyms

unsustainability

Commonly confused

sustenance
EN: 'Sustenance' refers to food or nourishment that maintains life; 'sustainability' refers to the ability to be maintained over time.
sustainable
EN: 'Sustainable' is the adjective form meaning capable of being sustained; 'sustainability' is the noun denoting the quality or state of being sustainable.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the full sequence: sustain + ability. A common error is dropping the second 'i' or misspelling the '-ability' ending as '-ibility'.

💬 Examples

  1. The company's sustainability report outlined plans to reduce carbon emissions by 50% over the next decade.

  2. Sustainability has become a core principle in modern urban planning and architecture.

  3. The sustainability of the business model was questioned after three consecutive quarters of losses.