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renewablecapable of being renewed or replaced naturally

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: capable of being renewed or replaced naturally

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈnuːəbl/

Korean meaning: 재생 가능한, 새롭게 할 수 있는

Korean pronunciation: 리**뉴**어블

Example Sentences

  • My gym membership is renewable every year, just like wind energy!
  • The government invested heavily in renewable energy projects.
  • Unlike my patience with traffic jams, solar power is completely renewable.

renewable

ADJECTIVE

//rɪˈnuːəbl//

capable of being renewed or replaced naturally

renewable concept
💡 Concept

Wind turbines spin continuously, generating renewable energy from the wind.

renewable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

"Renewable means forever new — the sun returns, the wind blows through."

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈnuːəbl/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈnjuːəbl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootnew
Suffix--able

Origin

From Middle English and Old French 'renewer,' derived from Latin 'renovare' meaning 'to make new again.' The word combines the prefix 're-' (again) with 'new,' ultimately tracing back to Latin 'novus' (new).

🎵Rhyme

viewablereviewablesuable
viewable
reviewable
suable

🔗Collocations

renewable energy
renewable resources
renewable contract
renewable power
renewable technology

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My gym membership is renewable every year, just like wind energy!

The government invested heavily in renewable energy projects.

😄 Fun example

Unlike my patience with traffic jams, solar power is completely renewable.

Scientists are developing new renewable technologies.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

sustainableregenerativereplenishableinexhaustible

Antonyms

finiteexhaustiblenon-renewable

Related

solarwindhydroelectricbiomassgeothermal

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