sustainability

English

Etymology

sustain +‎ -ability

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səsteɪnˈəbɪlɪtɪ/

Noun

sustainability (countable and uncountable, plural sustainabilities)

The ability to sustain something.
(ecology) A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these ideals for future generations.

Antonyms

unsustainability

Related terms

sustain
sustainable
sustenance

Translations

ability to sustain something

Bulgarian: устойчивост (bg) f (ustóichivost)
Danish: bæredygtighed c, holdbarhed c
Esperanto: daŭripovo
French: soutenabilité (fr) f
Galician: sustentabilidade f
Georgian: მდგრადობა (mdgradoba)
German: Zukunftsfähigkeit f
Greek: αειφορία (el) f (aeiforía)
Hungarian: fenntarthatóság (hu)

Italian: sostenibilità (it) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: bærekraft (no) f or c
Nynorsk: berekraft f
Portuguese: sustentabilidade (pt) f
Russian: усто́йчивость (ru) f (ustójčivostʹ)
Spanish: sostenibilidad (es)
Swedish: hållbarhet (sv) c, uthållighet (sv) c, långsiktighet (sv) c

ecological sense

Danish: bæredygtighed c
Dutch: duurzaamheid (nl)
Esperanto: daŭripovo
French: durabilité (fr) f
Georgian: მდგრადობა (mdgradoba)
German: Nachhaltigkeit (de) f
Greek: αειφορία (el) f (aeiforía)
Hungarian: fenntarthatóság (hu)
Italian: sostenibilità (it) f

Maori: toitūtanga
Norwegian:
Bokmål: bærekraft (no) m or f
Portuguese: sustentabilidade (pt) f
Russian: экологическая устойчивость f (ekologičeskaja ustojčivostʹ)
Spanish: sostenibilidad (es)
Swedish: hållbarhet (sv) c, bärkraft c
Turkish: sürdürebilirlik, sürdürülebilirlik

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Dutch: ^{(please verify)} duurzaamheid (nl)