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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
Adjective
1. not capable of producing offspring
2. (of soil) not productive; barren
infertility 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
adjective 2. barren, unproductive, nonproductive, unfruitful, infecund << OPPOSITE fertile
Translations

infertile [ɪnˈfəːtaɪl] adjestéril; [person] → infecundo
infertile [ɪnˈfəːtaɪl] adjstérile
infertile [ɪnˈfəːtaɪl] adjunfruchtbar
infertile [ɪnˈfəːtaɪl] adjsterile

infertile
adj infertile [inˈfəːtail]
1 (of soil etc) not fertile or producing good crops The land was stony and infertile.onvrugbaarمُجْدِب، قاحِل، غَيْر مُخْصِبнеплодороденneúrodnýufrugtbarunfruchtbarάγονοςestérilviljatuغیر حاصلخیزhedelmätöninfertileלא פּוֹרֶהबंध्य, बांझाneplodanterméketlentidak suburófrjórsterile, improduttivo不毛の불모의nederlingasneauglīgstidak suburonvruchtbaarufruktbarnieurodzajnyinfértilnefertilнеплодородныйneúrodnýnerodovitenneplodanofruktbar, ofruktsamซึ่งไม่อุดมสมบูรณ์çorak, verimsiz貧瘠的неродючийبنجرcằn cỗi瘠的
2 (of persons or animals) unable to have young. onvrugbaarعَقيم، عاقِرбезплоденneplodnýinfertil; sterilunfruchtbarστείροςestérilsigimatuنازاhedelmätönstérileעָקָרअनुपजाऊ, अनुर्वरnerodan, jalovterméketlenmandulófrjórsterile不妊の생식력이 없는nevaisingas, bergždžiasneauglīgsmandulonvruchtbaarufruktbarbezpłodnyinfértilsterilбесплодныйneplodnýneplodenneplodansteril, infertilซึ่งไม่อุดมสมบูรณ์kısır不生育的безпліднийاوسرvô sinh
n ˌinferˈtility [-ˈti-]
onvrugbaarheidجَدَب، قَحْل، عُقْم، عُقْرбезплодиеneplodnostufrugtbarhed; sterilitetdie Unfruchtbarkeitστειρότηταinfertilidadviljatusنازاییhedelmättömyysinfertilitéאִי-פּוֹרִיוּתबंध्यता, अनुर्वसताneplodnostterméketlenségkemandulanófrjósemisterilità不毛불모nederlingumas, nevaisingumasneauglībaketidaksuburanonvruchtbaarheidufruktbarhetniepłodnośćinfertilidadeinfertilitateбесплодиеneplodnosť; neúrodnosťneplodnostneplodnostofruktbarhet, infertilitetความไม่อุดมสมบูรณ์verimsizlik, çoraklık, kısırlık不育性неродючість; безплідністьناپیداواریsự cằn cỗi

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