infertile
/ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)taɪl/US/ɪnˈfɝtɪl/
infertile adjective: not fertile.
Adjective
infertile (comparative more infertile, superlative most infertile)
- Not fertile.
- The soil was too infertile to grow crops.
- The couple sought medical advice for infertile conditions.
infertile meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
infertile in Hindi
- not fertile
- नपुंसक
infertile in Tamil
- செழிப்பற்ற, வளமிழந்த, கருவற்ற, வறண்ட
infertile in Urdu
- بانجھ, بنجر, ناقص
infertile in Malayalam
- uncultivatable, barren, unfruitful
- ഫലപുഷ്ടിയില്ലാത്ത, വളമില്ലാത്ത, വളക്കൂറില്ലാത്ത, വിളയാത്ത, കായ്ക്കാത്ത, നിഷ്ഫലമായ
- childless, sterile, barren
- വന്ധ്യ, വന്ധ്യം, മച്ചിയായ, മലടിയായ, പ്രസവിക്കാത്ത, അപ്രസ്രുത
More languagesFewer languages
- infertile in Kannada
- ಬಂಜರಾದ, ಫಲವತ್ತಲ್ಲದ, ಬರಡಾದ, ಬಂಜೆಯಾದ
- infertile in Sanskrit
- वन्ध्य vandhya
- infertile in Arabic
- عَقِيم ʕaqīm
- infertile in Malay
- mandul, tandus
- infertile in Indonesian
- mandul
Examples of infertile in a sentence
- Deserts are often infertile and unable to support vegetation.
- The soil was so infertile that most vegetation could hardly survive, but the area was an orchid paradise.1989 May, Uwe George, “Venezuela's Islands in Time”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 553:
- Sometimes hormone therapy does the trick, but many infertile couples require more sophisticated manipulation of sperm and eggs.2002 April 15, Laura Bradford, “Three Ways To Give Nature A Helping Hand”, in TIME, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2011:
Antonyms of infertile
Forms of infertile
| comparative | more infertile |
|---|---|
| superlative | most infertile |
Origin of infertile
From Middle French infertile, from Late Latin infertilis, equivalent to in- + fertile.
Words formed from infertile
Questions about infertile
- What does infertile mean?
- Infertile means not fertile.
- What is infertile in Hindi?
- Infertile in Hindi is नपुंसक. See Infertile meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use infertile in a sentence?
- Deserts are often infertile and unable to support vegetation.
- What part of speech is infertile?
- Infertile is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce infertile?
- Infertile is pronounced /ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)taɪl/ (UK).
Words near infertile in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: infertile (page history and authors); infertile (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); infertile (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); infertile (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); infertile (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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