infertile
11infertile — [in fʉrt′ l] adj. [MFr < L infertilis] 1. not fertile; not productive; barren 2. not fertilized, as an egg SYN. STERILE infertility [in΄fər til′ə tē] n …
12infertile — (in fèr ti l ) adj. Qui n est pas fertile. • Contrées infertiles, VAUGELAS Q. C. 431. • Si vous êtes sensible à la compassion, ne me refusez pas, dans ces vastes pays, quelque coin de terre infertile, FÉN. Tél. XXI. • Sans l amitié, quel… …
13INFERTILE — adj. des deux genres Stérile, qui ne produit rien, qui ne rapporte rien, ou qui ne rapporte que fort peu. Un champ, un sol infertile. Des terres infertiles. Pays infertiles. Il se dit aussi, figurément, De l esprit, de l imagination. Un esprit… …
14infertile — [[t]ɪnfɜ͟ː(r)taɪl, AM t(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ A person or animal that is infertile is unable to produce babies. According to one survey, one woman in eight is infertile. Derived words: infertility [[t]ɪ̱nfɜː(r)tɪ̱lɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Male infertility is …
15infertile — 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 <… …
16INFERTILE — adj. des deux genres Qui n’est pas fertile. Un champ, un sol infertile. Des terres infertiles. Pays infertiles. Fig., Un esprit infertile. Sujet, matière infertile, Sujet, matière qui fournit peu de choses à dire …
17Infertile — Not able to conceive after a year of regular intercourse without contraception. Infertility can be due to many causes. In most cases of possible female infertility, the problem is found to originate with the male partner’s sperm motility.… …
18infertile — in|fer|tile [ınˈfə:taıl US ˈfə:rtl] adj 1.) unable to have babies ▪ infertile couples 2.) infertile land or soil is not good enough to grow plants in …
19infertile — adjective 1 infertile land or soil is not good enough to grow plants in 2 an infertile person or animal cannot have babies infertility noun (U) …
20infertile — adjective 1) infertile soil Syn: barren, unfruitful, unproductive; sterile, impoverished, arid 2) she was infertile Syn: sterile, barren; childless, unable to procreate/reproduce, impotent; Medicine in …
