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infertile — [ 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 … Encyclopédie Universelle
Infertile — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infertile — (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)) … Etymology dictionary
infertile — index barren, otiose, unproductive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
infertile — /in fɛrtile/ agg. [der. di fertile, col pref. in 2], non com. (biol.) [che non può fecondare o essere fecondato] ▶◀ e ◀▶ [➨ infecondo (1)] … Enciclopedia Italiana
infertile — *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… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
infertile — [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 … New thesaurus
infertile — Infertile, Infoecundus, Infoelix … Thresor de la langue françoyse
infertile — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to reproduce. 2) (of land) unable to sustain crops or vegetation. DERIVATIVES infertility noun … English terms dictionary
infertile — [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 … English World dictionary
