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infertile

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in·fer·tile  (n-fûrtl)
adj.
1. Not fertile; unproductive or barren.
2. Biology
a. Not capable of initiating, sustaining, or supporting reproduction.
b. Not fertilized and hence incapable of growing and developing: infertile duck eggs.
3. Not capable of sustaining crops or vegetation: infertile land.
4. Unproductive or producing little: a path of research that proved infertile.

infertile [ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl]
adj
1. not capable of producing offspring; sterile
2. (of land) not productive; barren
infertilely  adv
infertility  [ˌɪnfəˈtɪlɪtɪ] n

infertile  (n-fûrtl)
1. Not capable of reproducing.
2. Not capable of developing into a complete organism, as infertile eggs.
3. Relating to soil or land that is not capable of supporting or is unfavorable to the growth of plants.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.infertileinfertile - incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple"
unfruitful - not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production
impotent - lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage"
unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries"

infertile
adjective
1. sterile, barren, infecund According to one survey, one woman in eight is infertile.
2. barren, unproductive, nonproductive, unfruitful, infecund The waste is dumped, making the surrounding land infertile.
barren productive, fertile, fruitful, generative, fecund
Translations
infertile [ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl] ADJ [land, soil] → yermo, infecundo; [person, animal] → estéril

infertile [ɪnˈfɜːrtaɪl] adj
[person, animal] → stérile
[soil, land] → stérile

infertile
adj soil, womb, personunfruchtbar; animalfortpflanzungsunfähig; mindunergiebig, ideenlos

infertile [ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl] adjsterile
infertile [ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl] adjsterile

infertile
adj infertile [inˈfəːtail]
1 (of soil etc) not fertile or producing good crops The land was stony and infertile. onvrugbaar مُجْدِب، قاحِل، غَيْر مُخْصِب неплодороден neúrodný ufrugtbar unfruchtbar άγονος estéril viljatu غیر حاصلخیز tuottamaton infertile לא פּוֹרֶה बंध्य, बांझा neplodan terméketlen tidak subur ófrjór sterile, improduttivo 不毛の 불모의 nederlingas neauglīgs tidak subur onvruchtbaar ufruktbar nieurodzajny infértil nefertil неплодородный neúrodný nerodoviten neplodan ofruktbar, ofruktsam ซึ่งไม่อุดมสมบูรณ์ çorak, verimsiz 貧瘠的 неродючий بنجر cằn cỗi 瘠的
2 (of persons or animals) unable to have young. onvrugbaar عَقيم، عاقِر безплоден neplodný infertil; steril unfruchtbar στείρος estéril sigimatu نازا lisääntymiskyvytön stérile עָקָר अनुपजाऊ, अनुर्वर nerodan, jalov terméketlen mandul ófrjór sterile 不妊の 생식력이 없는 nevaisingas, bergždžias neauglīgs mandul onvruchtbaar ufruktbar bezpłodny infértil steril бесплодный neplodný neploden neplodan steril, infertil ซึ่งไม่อุดมสมบูรณ์ kısır 無法生育的 безплідний اوسر vô sinh
n inferˈtility [-ˈti-]
onvrugbaarheid جَدَب، قَحْل، عُقْم، عُقْر безплодие neplodnost ufrugtbarhed; sterilitet die Unfruchtbarkeit στειρότητα infertilidad viljatus نازایی hedelmättömyys infertilité אִי-פּוֹרִיוּת बंध्यता, अनुर्वसता neplodnost terméketlenség kemandulan ófrjósemi sterilità 不毛 불모 nederlingumas, nevaisingumas neauglība ketidaksuburan onvruchtbaarheid ufruktbarhet niepłodność infertilidade infertilitate бесплодие neplodnosť; neúrodnosť neplodnost neplodnost ofruktbarhet, infertilitet ความไม่อุดมสมบูรณ์ verimsizlik, çoraklık, kısırlık 不育性 неродючість; безплідність ناپیداواری sự cằn cỗi

infertile قاحل neplodný ufrugtbar unfruchtbar στείρος estéril hedelmätön stérile neplodan sterile 繁殖力のない 불임의 onvruchtbaar ufruktbar nieurodzajny estéril неплодородный infertil ไม่อุดมสมบรูณ์ verimsiz cằn cỗi 不生育的


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