adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɹɪˈnjuː.ə.bl̩/
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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