infertile

in·fer·tile

 (ĭn-fûr′tl)

adj.

1. Biology

a. Not capable of initiating, sustaining, or supporting reproduction.

b. Not fertilized and hence incapable of growing and developing: infertile duck eggs.

2. Not capable of sustaining crops or vegetation: infertile land.

3. 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

inˈfertilely adv

infertility n

in•fer•tile

(ɪnˈfɜr tl; esp. Brit. -taɪl)

adj.

not fertile; sterile; barren.

[1590–1600; < Latin]

in•fer′tile•ly, adv.

in`fer•til′i•ty, n.

in·fer·tile

(ĭn-fûr′tl)

1. Not capable of producing offspring, seeds, or fruit; unable to reproduce.

2. Not capable of developing into a complete organism: infertile eggs.

3. Not capable of supporting plant life; unfavorable to the growth of crops and plants: infertile soil.

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infertility noun

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

infertile - incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" sterile, unfertile 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

infertile

adjective

1. Lacking or unable to produce growing plants or crops:

barren, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive.

2. Unable to produce offspring:

barren, childless, impotent, sterile, unfruitful.

Translations

عَاقِرٌعَقيم، عاقِرمُجْدِب، قاحِل، غَيْر مُخْصِب

neplodnýneúrodný

ufrugtbarinfertilsteril

unfruchtbar

άγονοςστείρος

estéril

hedelmätön

stérileinfécondinfertile

neplodan

ófrjór

sterilesterilit...

繁殖力のない

불임의

nederlingumasnevaisingas

neauglīgs

onvruchtbaar

ufruktbar

nieurodzajny

estéril

бесплодный

neúrodný

infertil

เป็นหมัน

verimsizçorakkısır

vô sinh

不生育的无法生育的贫瘠的

infertile

[ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl] ADJ [land, soil] → yermo, infecundo; [person, animal] → estéril

infertile

[ɪnˈfɜː^rtaɪl] adj

[person, animal] → stérile

[soil, land] → stérile

infertile

adj soil, womb, person → unfruchtbar; animal → fortpflanzungsunfähig; mind → unergiebig, ideenlos

infertile

[ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl] adj → sterile

infertile

(inˈfəːtail) adjective

1. (of soil etc) not fertile or producing good crops. The land was stony and infertile. onvrugbaar مُجْدِب، قاحِل، غَيْر مُخْصِب неплодороден infértil neúrodný unfruchtbar ufrugtbar άγονοςestéril viljatu غیر حاصلخیز tuottamaton infertile לא פּוֹרֶה बंध्य, बांझा neplodan terméketlen tidak subur ófrjór sterile, improduttivo 不毛の 불모의 nederlingas neauglīgs tidak subur onvruchtbaarufruktbarnieurodzajny بی برکته infértil nefertil неплодородный neúrodný nerodoviten neplodan ofruktbar, ofruktsam ซึ่งไม่อุดมสมบูรณ์ çorak, verimsiz 貧瘠的 неродючий بنجر cằn cỗi 贫瘠的

2. (of persons or animals) unable to have young. onvrugbaar عَقيم، عاقِر безплоден infértil neplodný unfruchtbar infertil; steril στείροςestéril sigimatu نازا lisääntymiskyvytön stérileעקר अनुपजाऊ, अनुर्वर nerodan, jalov terméketlen mandul ófrjór sterile 不妊の 생식력이 없는 nevaisingas, bergždžias neauglīgs mandul onvruchtbaarufruktbarbezpłodny شپون infértil steril бесплодный neplodný neploden neplodan steril, infertil ไม่สามารถคลอดลูกได้ kısır 無法生育的 безплідний اوسر vô sinh 无法生育的

ˌinferˈtility (-ˈti-) noun

onvrugbaarheid جَدَب، قَحْل، عُقْم، عُقْر безплодие infertilidade neplodnost die Unfruchtbarkeit ufrugtbarhed; sterilitet στειρότηταinfertilidad viljatus نازایی hedelmättömyys infertilité אִי-פּוֹרִיוּת बंध्यता, अनुर्वसता neplodnost terméketlenség kemandulan ófrjósemi sterilità 不毛 불모, 불임 nederlingumas, nevaisingumas neauglība ketidaksuburan onvruchtbaarheidufruktbarhet niepłodność شپونی infertilidade infertilitate бесплодие neplodnosť; neúrodnosť neplodnost neplodnost ofruktbarhet, infertilitet ความไม่อุดมสมบูรณ์ verimsizlik, çoraklık, kısırlık 貧瘠，無生育能力 неродючість; безплідність ناپیداواری sự cằn cỗi 不肥沃，不毛，不孕

infertile

→ عَاقِرٌ neplodný ufrugtbar unfruchtbar στείρος estéril hedelmätön stérile neplodan sterile 繁殖力のない 불임의 onvruchtbaar ufruktbar nieurodzajny estéril бесплодный infertil เป็นหมัน verimsiz vô sinh 不生育的

infertile

adj infértil, estéril