infertile
1infertile — [ ɛ̃fɛrtil ] adj. • 1434; bas lat. infertilis ♦ Littér. Qui n est pas fertile. ⇒ infécond. Champ, sol, terre infertile. Contrées infertiles. ⇒ désertique, inculte. ♢ Fig. Qui ne produit rien. ⇒ improductif. Esprit, imagination infertile. ⇒ pauvre …
2infertile — Infertile. adj. de t. g. Sterile, Qui ne produit rien, qui ne rapporte rien, ou qui ne rapporte que peu. Un champ infertile. des terres infertiles. pays infertile. On dit fig. Un esprit infertile. un sujet infertile, pour dire, Un esprit qui ne… …
3Infertile — In*fer tile, a. [L. infertilis: cf. F. infertile. See {In } not, and {Fertile}.] Not fertile; not productive; barren; sterile; unable to propagate its kind; as, an infertile soil; an infertile hybrid; of living things and of soil or land. [1913… …
4infertile — (adj.) 1590s, from Fr. infertile (late 15c.), from L.L. infertilis unfruitful, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + fertilis (see FERTILE (Cf. fertile)) …
5infertile — index barren, otiose, unproductive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6infertile — /in fɛrtile/ agg. [der. di fertile, col pref. in 2], non com. (biol.) [che non può fecondare o essere fecondato] ▶◀ e ◀▶ [➨ infecondo (1)] …
7infertile — *sterile, barren, impotent, unfruitful Analogous words: *dry, arid: impoverished, exhausted, drained, depleted (see DEPLETE) Antonyms: fertile Contrasted words: fecund, fruitful, prolific (see FERTILE): producing or productive, bearing, yielding… …
8infertile — [adj] not bearing fruit, young barren, depleted, drained, effete, exhausted, impotent, impoverished, infecund, nonproductive, sterile, unbearing, unfertile, unfruitful, unproductive; concepts 406,560 Ant. fertile, fruitful, potent, productive …
9infertile — Infertile, Infoecundus, Infoelix …
10infertile — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to reproduce. 2) (of land) unable to sustain crops or vegetation. DERIVATIVES infertility noun …
