infertile

From Middle French infertile, from Late Latin infertilis.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)taɪl/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɝtɪl/

infertile (comparative more infertile, superlative most infertile)

1. Not fertile.

   The soil was too infertile to grow crops.

   The couple sought medical advice for infertile conditions.

   Deserts are often infertile and unable to support vegetation.

• fertile

• infertility

• interfile

Borrowed from Latin īnfertilis.

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.fɛʁ.til/

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• Hyphenation: in‧fer‧tile

infertile (plural infertiles)

1. infertile

   Antonym: fertile

• “infertile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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infertile

1. inflection of infertil:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

• IPA^(key): /inˈfɛr.ti.le/
• Rhymes: -ɛrtile
• Hyphenation: in‧fèr‧ti‧le

infertile m or f (plural infertili)

1. infertile
2. barren

• fertile

• infertilità

• sterile