ALL meanings of sustainable
sus·tain·a·ble
S s - adjective sustainable environmentally friendly 1
- adjective sustainable capable of being supported or upheld, as by having its weight borne from below. 1
- adjective sustainable pertaining to a system that maintains its own viability by using techniques that allow for continual reuse: sustainable agriculture. Aquaculture is a sustainable alternative to overfishing. 1
- adjective sustainable able to be maintained or kept going, as an action or process: a sustainable negotiation between the two countries. 1
- adjective sustainable able to be confirmed or upheld: a sustainable decision. 1
- adjective sustainable able to be supported as with the basic necessities or sufficient funds: a sustainable life. 1
- adjective sustainable You use sustainable to describe the use of natural resources when this use is kept at a steady level that is not likely to damage the environment. 0
- adjective sustainable A sustainable plan, method, or system is designed to continue at the same rate or level of activity without any problems. 0
- adjective sustainable capable of being sustained 0
- adjective sustainable (of economic development, energy sources, etc) capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage 0
- adjective sustainable (of economic growth) non-inflationary 0
- adjective sustainable designating, of, or characterized by a practice that sustains a given condition, as economic growth or a human population, without destroying or depleting natural resources, polluting the environment, etc. 0
- adjective sustainable governed or maintained by, or produced as a result of, such practices 0