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Infertile definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INFER'TILE, a. [L. infertilis; in and fertilis.]
Not fertile; not fruitful or productive; barren; as an infertile soil.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" [syn: sterile, unfertile, infertile] [ant: fertile]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin infertilis, from Latin in- + fertilis fertile Date: 1597 not fertile or productive <infertile eggs> <infertile fields>; especially incapable of or unsuccessful in achieving pregnancy <infertile couples> • infertility noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. not fertile. Derivatives: infertility n. Etymology: F infertile or LL infertilis (as IN-(1), FERTILE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Infertile In*fer"tile, a. [L. infertilis: cf. F. infertile. See In- not, and Fertile.] Not fertile; not productive; barren; sterile; as, an infertile soil.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. A person or animal that is infertile is unable to produce babies. According to one survey, one woman in eight is infertile. ? fertile ADJ • infertility Male infertility is becoming commonplace. 2. Infertile soil is of poor quality so that plants cannot grow in it. The polluted waste is often dumped, making the surrounding land infertile. ? fertile ADJ

Moby Thesaurus

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