Sustainable vs Remaining - What's the difference?
sustainable | remaining |
Able to be sustained.
Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.
* 2008 , Kate L. Harrison, The Green Bride Guide , ISBN 140221345X, page 174 [http://books.google.com/books?id=O5FyqGQmdpUC&pg=PA174&dq=sustainable]:
* 2008 August–October, Dawn Brighid, "A Taste of Hope", in Organic Gardening , ISSN 1536-108X, volume 55, number 6, page 73 [http://books.google.com/books?id=S8MDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73&dq=%22that+sustainable%22]:
* 2010 , , ISBN 9780061718946, page 129 [http://books.google.com/books?id=_-Z6Umuq68EC&pg=PA129&dq=sustainable]:
An act or occurrence by which someone or something remains
* {{quote-book, 1580, , An Answer Unto A Crafty and Sophistical Cavillation Devised by Stephen Gardiner, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=mFgYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA298, page=298, edition=1844 Parker Society ed.
, passage=For where Gelasius saith, that "there remaineth the substance or nature of bread and wine," to declare thereby the remaining of two natures in Christ, you say, that "Gelasius' saying may be verified in the last, and not in the first," that is to say, that the nature of bread and wine remaineth.}}
* {{quote-book, 1864, date=August 8, chapter=Mr Seward to Mr Pike, No. 171, author=, title=Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Part 3, year_published=1865, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA322&id=QTEWAAAAYAAJ&output=text, page=322
, passage= It is important for us to know to what extent the remaining of that naval force is advantageous, and I hope therefore, that you will seek an opportunity informally to confer upon this question,
* {{quote-book, 1975, , The Contemporary Explosion of Theology, page=39
, passage=In this steadfast remaining with the Church that he so often criticizes, Küng shows himself to be a true son of Roman Catholicism. }}
(countable, rare) Remnant.
which remains, especially after something else has been removed
As adjectives the difference between sustainable and remaining
is that sustainable is able to be sustained while remaining is which remains, especially after something else has been removed.As a verb remaining is
present participle of lang=en.As a noun remaining is
an act or occurrence by which someone or something remains.sustainable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- In addition to the resources listed in the organic and local food sections earlier, a good source of sustainable meat is Heritage Foods USA (heritagefoodsusa.com).
- Some critics have asserted that sustainable food is "elitist"; that it's too expensive and not widely available.
- A city on a hill—or many cities on hills—surrounded by unbroken vistas of beautiful countryside; small, thriving, family-run farms growing organic, seasonal, and sustainable fruits and vegetables specific to the region.
Anagrams
*remaining
English
Verb
(head)- They will be remaining behind. (progressive)
- My remaining at the beach house kept it from being vandalized. (gerund)
- The remaining paint shall be properly disposed of. (participle used as adjective)
Noun
(en noun)citation
Usage notes
* Also used as gerund.Synonyms
* rest * balanceAdjective
(-)- May I have the only remaining cake?