English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Sustainability Pronunciation
Sustainability is pronounced suh-stay-nuh-BI-li-tee, IPA /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/.
suh-stay-nuh-BI-li-tee
US /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/ · UK /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/
Syllables: suh · stay · nuh · BI · li · tee (6 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: The ability to keep something going without using up the resources it depends on.
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Sustainability in a Sentence
- The council has a sustainability policy of its own.
- Sustainability is the main theme of the report.
- Investors question the sustainability of the model.
Common Mispronunciations of Sustainability
Not suh-STAY-nuh-bi-li-tee
The ity ending drags the punch onto BI, fourth of the six beats, and takes it off STAY.
Not sus-TAY-nuh-BI-li-tee
Just one beat is loud, and the opening suh stays as weak as the rest in spite of its s cluster.
Tip: Sustain and sustainable keep the stress on STAY; only sustainability shifts it.
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