Standard Lemma guide

renewable

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈnjuː.ə.bl̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ɹɪˈnu.ə.bl̩/
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 N UW1 AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: non-renewable

2

adj

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • renewable resource
  • renewable energy
  • renewable sources of energy
  • Solar and wind power are renewable, but coal is not.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: non-renewable

3

noun

Meaning 3

A thing that is renewable

A renewable resource or source of energy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A thing that is renewable

A renewable fuse; a fuse which can be opened in order to replace the element.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

that can be renewed or extended

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a renewable lease
  • renewable subscriptions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unrenewable

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

capable of being renewed; replaceable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • renewable energy such as solar energy is theoretically inexhaustible

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English renew Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English renewable From renew + -able.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: berriztagarri — able to be renewed
  • Bulgarian: възстановим (vǎzstanovim) — able to be renewed
  • Bulgarian: сменяем (smenjaem) — able to be renewed
  • Catalan: renovable — able to be renewed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可再生 (kězàishēng) — able to be renewed
  • Czech: obnovitelný — able to be renewed
  • Dutch: hernieuwbaar — able to be renewed
  • Dutch: vernieuwbaar — able to be renewed
  • Esperanto: renovigebla — able to be renewed
  • Finnish: uusintakelpoinen — able to be renewed
  • French: renouvelable — able to be renewed
  • Georgian: განახლებადი (ganaxlebadi) — able to be renewed
  • German: erneuerbar — able to be renewed
  • Icelandic: endurnýjanlegur — able to be renewed
  • Italian: rinnovabile — able to be renewed
  • Japanese: 再生可能な (saisei-kanou-na) — able to be renewed
  • Manx: yn-aanoaghey — able to be renewed
  • Norman: r'nouv'labl'ye — able to be renewed
  • Portuguese: renovável — able to be renewed
  • Russian: возобновля́емый (vozobnovljájemyj) — able to be renewed
  • Scottish Gaelic: ath-nuadhachail — able to be renewed
  • Spanish: renovable — able to be renewed
  • Swedish: förnybar — able to be renewed
  • Turkish: yenilenebilir — able to be renewed
  • Ukrainian: відно́влюваний (vidnóvljuvanyj) — able to be renewed
  • Basque: berriztagarri — sustainable
  • Catalan: renovable — sustainable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可再生 (kězàishēng) — sustainable
  • Czech: obnovitelný — sustainable
  • Dutch: hernieuwbaar — sustainable
  • Dutch: duurzaam — sustainable
  • Finnish: uusiutuva — sustainable
  • German: erneuerbar — sustainable
  • Hungarian: megújuló — sustainable
  • Italian: rinnovabile — sustainable
  • Japanese: 再生可能な (saisei-kanou-na) — sustainable
  • Polish: odnawialny — sustainable
  • Portuguese: renovável — sustainable
  • Scottish Gaelic: ath-nuadhachail — sustainable
  • Spanish: renovable — sustainable
  • Swedish: förnybar — sustainable
  • Turkish: yenilenebilir — sustainable
  • Ukrainian: відно́влюваний (vidnóvljuvanyj) — sustainable
  • Dutch: hernieuwbare energiebron — renewable resource or source of energy
  • Dutch: duurzame energiebron — renewable resource or source of energy
  • Finnish: uusiutuva luonnonvara — renewable resource or source of energy
Real reading context

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