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infertile

  • /ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)taɪl/ UK
  • /ɪnˈfɝtɪl/ US

Where it comes from

From Middle French infertile, from Late Latin infertilis, equivalent to in- + fertile.

adjective more infertile · most infertile

  1. Not fertile. The soil was too infertile to grow crops.

Opposite: fertile

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adjective

Opposite: fertile

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adj not fertile

Españolestéril, infértil
한국어메마른 memareun
日本語不妊 funin, 不毛 fumō
中文瘠薄 jíbó, 不毛 bùmáo, 不生育的 bù shēngyù de, 不孕 bùyùn
हिन्दीनपुंसक
Portuguêsinfértil
Françaisstérile
Deutschunfruchtbar
Italianoinfertile, sterile
Ελληνικάάγονος ágonos
Românăinfertil
Русскийбеспло́дный besplódnyj, неплодоро́дный neplodoródnyj
العربيةعَقِيم ʕaqīm

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"infertile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/infertile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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infertile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/infertile

Chicago

"infertile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/infertile.

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@misc{infertile_2026,
  title = {infertile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infertile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}