infertile

Word parts

in- + fertile

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈfɜː(r)taɪl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈfɝtɪl/

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Adjective

Positive infertile

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If a person or animal is infertile, it cannot produce babies.

   Two years after the second wedding, people began to worry that the king was infertile.

2. If land is infertile it can't grow healthy crops.
   • Antonym: fertile

Related words

• fertile
• infertility