HyperDic: infertility

English > 1 sense of the word infertility:
NOUNstateinfertility, sterilitythe state of being unable to produce offspring
infertility > pronunciation
Soundsih.nfertih'lihtiy
Rhymesability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy...
English > infertility: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningThe state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate.
Synonymsterility
NarrowerbarrennessThe state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
cacogenesisinability to produce hybrids that are both viable and fertile
dysgenesisinfertility between hybrids
impotence, impotencyAn inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
Broaderphysical condition, physiological state, physiological conditionThe condition or state of the body or bodily functions
Oppositefertility, fecundityThe state of being fertile
Spanishesterilidad, infecundidad, infertilidad
Catalanesterilitat, infertilitat
Adjectivesinfertileincapable of reproducing

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