infertile

/in'fə:tail/

Thân thiện

The couple learned they were infertile after visiting the doctor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Incapable of reproducing: Describes a person, animal, or plant that is unable to produce offspring or seeds.
   • Unproductive; barren: Describes land or soil that is not fertile and cannot support the growth of crops or plants.

Usage Examples

• Describing a person or animal:

  • The medical tests confirmed that the couple was infertile.
  • The infertile hen did not lay any eggs.

• Describing land or soil:

  • Farmers struggled to grow crops on the infertile land.
  • Years of drought left the soil dry and infertile.

Advanced Usage

• "infertile with": Used to specify a condition or substance that causes infertility.
  • The land was infertile with salt after the flood.
• "rendered infertile": Made infertile, often by an external factor.
  • The treatment rendered the patient infertile.

Variants and Related Words

• Infertility (n): The state of being infertile.
  • They sought medical help for their infertility.
• Sterile (adj): A synonym often used in medical contexts, meaning completely free from living microorganisms or incapable of reproduction.
  • The surgical instruments must be sterile.

Synonyms

• Barren: Unproductive, especially of land or a female animal.
• Unfruitful: Not producing good or helpful results; unproductive.
• Unproductive: Not producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities.

Antonyms

• Fertile: Capable of reproducing or producing abundant vegetation.
• Productive: Producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities.
• Fruitful: Producing good or helpful results; productive.

Related Phrases

• Infertile period: In biology or medicine, a time during a menstrual cycle when conception is least likely.
  • She tracked her cycle to identify the infertile period.
• Infertile soil: Soil lacking the nutrients necessary for plant growth.
  • Adding compost can revitalize infertile soil.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. incapable of reproducing
   • an infertile couple

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sterile
• unfertile