Renewable

Origin

renew + -able

Full definition of renewable

Adjective

1. Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
2. (of a resource) Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply; not finite.Solar and wind power are renewable, but coal is not.

Antonyms

• non-renewable

Derived terms

• renewability

Noun

1. A thing that is renewable; especially, a renewable source of energy.