ADJECTIVE | all | infertile, sterile, unfertile | incapable of reproducing |
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Sounds | ihnfer'tahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | incapable of reproducing. | |
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Example | "an infertile couple" | |
Synonyms | sterile, unfertile | |
Attribute of | fertility, fecundity | The state of being fertile |
Narrower | barren | not bearing offspring |
sterilized, sterilised | made infertile | |
unfertilized, unfertilised, unimpregnated | not having been fertilized | |
See also | impotent | lacking power or ability |
unfruitful | not fruitful | |
unproductive | not producing or capable of producing | |
Opposite | fertile | capable of reproducing |
Spanish | estéril, infecundo, infértil | |
Catalan | infecund | |
Nouns | infertility | the state of being unable to produce offspring |
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