sustainability

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /səsˌteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/

Noun

sustainability

1. The ability to sustain something.
2. (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

• French: soutenabilité
• German: Zukunftsfähigkeit
• Italian: sostenibilità
• Portuguese: sustentabilidade
• Russian: усто́йчивость
• Spanish: sostenibilidad

Translations

• French: durabilité
• German: Nachhaltigkeit
• Italian: sostenibilità
• Portuguese: sustentabilidade
• Russian: экологическая устойчивость
• Spanish: sostenibilidad

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