renewable

adjective

re·​new·​able ri-ˈnü-ə-bəl 

-ˈnyü-

1

: capable of being renewed

renewable contracts

2

: capable of being replaced by natural ecological cycles or sound management practices

renewable resources

renewability

ri-ˌnü-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

-ˌnyü-

noun

renewable noun

renewably

ri-ˈnü-ə-blē 

-ˈnyü-

adverb

Examples of renewable in a Sentence

a renewable life insurance policy

Forests are renewable natural resources, but they must be treated with care.

Wind and water are renewable fuel sources.

Recent Examples on the Web

Boosting renewable energy forms a key plank of the plan, with a target of generating 240 MW of solar power nationwide by 2030, up from around 80 MW last year. —Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025

Partnering batteries and hydrogen Power grids in DACH are under growing pressure as renewable feed-in becomes more volatile, grid expansion lags, and extreme weather events increase. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025

In West Virginia, Form Energy is harnessing rust itself to unlock a new way of storing renewable power. —Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025

San Jose ranked fifth in solar panel installations per capita and had almost half of its electricity coming from renewable sources. —Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for renewable

• chewable
• doable
• viewable
• nonrenewable
• reviewable

Kids Definition

renewable

adjective

re·​new·​able ri-ˈn(y)ü-ə-bəl 

1

: capable of being renewed

2

: capable of being replaced by natural ecological cycles or sound management procedures

renewable resources like water, wildlife, forests, and grasslands