unfertile
Definition
- Adjective:
- Incapable of producing offspring; not fertile: Describes land, soil, or a person/animal that is unable to reproduce or support growth.
- Barren; unproductive: Describes something that does not yield or produce results.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The unfertile soil could not support any crops.
- After years of trying, they were diagnosed as an unfertile couple.
- The desert region is largely unfertile and arid.
Advanced Usage
- Scientific/Medical Context: Used to describe biological incapacity for reproduction.
- The research focused on the genetic causes of being unfertile.
- Metaphorical Use: Describes ideas, periods, or efforts that yield no results.
- The negotiations proved to be an unfertile ground for compromise.
Variants and Related Words
- Infertile (adj): A more common synonym with the same core meaning.
- Sterile (adj): Often implies a complete absence of life, germs, or reproductive capacity, sometimes with a stronger clinical connotation.
- Barren (adj): Especially used for land that cannot support plant life, or for females (often animals) unable to bear young.
- Unfruitful (adj): Tending to describe efforts or actions that produce no useful result.
Synonyms
- Infertile
- Barren
- Sterile
- Unproductive
- Unfruitful
Antonyms
- Fertile
- Productive
- Fruitful
- Fecund
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Fall on unfertile ground: (Variant of "fall on barren/stony ground") To be ignored or to have no useful effect.
- His warnings about the risks fell on unfertile ground; no one listened.
Adjective
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incapable of reproducing
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an infertile couple
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