| ADJECTIVE | all | sterile, unfertile, infertile | incapable of reproducing |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | sterile, aseptic | free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms | |
| all | sterile, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive | deficient in originality or creativity |
| Sounds | steh'rahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | incapable of reproducing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | unfertile, infertile | |
| 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 | sterility | the state of being unable to produce offspring |
| Meaning | Free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a sterile operating area" | |
| Synonym | aseptic | |
| Broader | antiseptic | Thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms |
| Spanish | aséptico, estéril | |
| Catalan | asèptic, estèril | |
| Nouns | sterility, sterileness | (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms |
| Meaning | Deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a sterile ideology lacking in originality" | |
| Synonyms | unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive | |
| Broader | uncreative | not creative |
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