1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Sterility

Definition of Sterility in English :

Define Sterility in English

Sterility meaning in English

Meaning of Sterility in English

Pronunciation of Sterility in English

Sterility pronunciation in English

Pronounce Sterility in English

Sterility

see synonyms of sterility

Noun

1. antisepsis, asepsis, sterileness, sterility

(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms

2. infertility, sterility

the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sterility

see synonyms of sterility
adjective
1. 
unable to produce offspring; infertile
2. 
free from living, esp pathogenic, microorganisms; aseptic
3. 
(of plants or their parts) not producing or bearing seeds, fruit, spores, stamens, or pistils
4. 
lacking inspiration or vitality; fruitless
5. economics, US
(of gold) not being used to support credit creation or an increased money supply

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Sterility

see synonyms of sterility
adjective
1. 
incapable of producing others of its kind; barren
2. 
producing little or nothing; unfruitful
sterile soil, a sterile policy
3. 
lacking in interest or vitality; not stimulating or effective
a sterile style
4. 
free from living microorganisms; esp., aseptic
5.  Botany
a. 
unable or failing to bear fruit or spores, as a plant, or to germinate, as a seed
b. 
having stamens only, as a male flower, or having neither pistils nor stamens

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sterility

see synonyms of sterility
adj.
1.
a. Not producing or incapable of producing offspring.
b. Not producing or incapable of producing seed, fruit, spores, or other reproductive structures. Used of plants or their parts.
2. Producing little or no vegetation; unfruitful: sterile land.
3. Free from live bacteria or other microorganisms: a sterile operating area; sterile instruments.
4. Lacking imagination, creativity, or vitality.
5. Lacking the power to function; not productive or effective; fruitless: a sterile discussion.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

knickknack

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches