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INFERTILE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Incapable of reproducing

Example:

an infertile couple

Synonyms:

infertile; sterile; unfertile

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

barren (not bearing offspring)

sterilised; sterilized (made infertile)

unfertilised; unfertilized; unimpregnated (not having been fertilized)

Also:

unfruitful (not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production)

impotent (lacking power or ability)

unproductive (not producing or capable of producing)

Attribute:

fecundity; fertility (the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring)

Derivation:

infertility (the 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)

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