SUSTAINABILITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sustainability mean? 

• SUSTAINABILITY (noun)
  The noun SUSTAINABILITY has 1 sense:

1. the property of being sustainable

  Familiarity information: SUSTAINABILITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUSTAINABILITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The property of being sustainable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("sustainability" is a kind of...):

property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)

Derivation:

sustainable (capable of being sustained)

 Context examples 

These key ingredients are nitrites (NO2) and nitrates (NO3), fixed forms of nitrogen that are important for the establishment and sustainability of life as we know it.

(Asteroids, Hydrogen Make Great Recipe for Life on Mars, NASA)

The aim is to create better infrastructures for citizens—from public transport to energy savings, sustainability, and overall efficiency.

(Scientists design “smart” asphalts with magnetic materials for safer electric scooters, University of Granada)