adj
Meaning 1
Not sustainable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unsustainable
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noun
Meaning 2
Something that cannot be sustained.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sustainable English unsustainable From un- + sustainable.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: insostenible — Not sustainable
- Finnish: kestämätön — Not sustainable
- French: pas viable — Not sustainable
- French: non viable — Not sustainable
- French: pas tenable — Not sustainable
- French: intenable — Not sustainable
- French: insoutenable — Not sustainable
- Galician: insustentábel — Not sustainable
- German: unhaltbar — Not sustainable
- Hungarian: fenntarthatatlan — Not sustainable
- Italian: insostenibile — Not sustainable
- Norwegian: ikke bærekraftig — Not sustainable
- Polish: niezrównoważony — Not sustainable
- Portuguese: insustentável — Not sustainable
- Spanish: insostenible — Not sustainable
- Swedish: ohållbar — Not sustainable
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