sustainability

sus·tain·a·ble

 (sə-stā′nə-bəl)

adj.

1. Capable of being sustained.

2. Capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment: sustainable agriculture.

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sus·tain′a·bil′i·ty n.

sustainability

(səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ)

n

1. (Economics) economics the ability to be sustained, without causing problems such as inflation

2. (Environmental Science) ecology (of economic development, energy sources, etc) the ability to be maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage

sustainability

See: military capability.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sustainability - the property of being sustainable property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"

Translations

Nachhaltigkeit

αειφορία

sostenibilidad

fenntarthatóság

sustainability

[səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti] n

[rate, growth] → durabilité f

(from ecological point of view) [agriculture, development, source] → durabilité f

sustainability

n (of development, growth, recovery) → Nachhaltigkeit f; (of argument) → Haltbarkeit f; (of position) → Vertretbarkeit f