sterile

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (not-comparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
2. (figuratively) Terse; lacking sentiment or emotional stimulation, as in a manner of speaking.
3. (figuratively) Fruitless, uninspiring, or unproductive.
4. Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
5. Permanently uninhabitable (as in a planet like Earth) to all life, including even microbes.
6. Free from dangerous objects, as a zone in an airport that can be only be entered via a security checkpoint.
7. (US) Of weapons: foreign-made and untraceable to the United States.

Konzepte

unfruchtbar

steril

keimfrei

vergebens

vergeblich

abortiv

abgetriebenes

eitel

hinfällig

totgeboren

Unfruchtbarkeit

Synonyme

barren

infertile

unproductive

fruitless

unfruitful

impotent

aseptic

childless

unfertile

futile

abortive

unimaginative

uninspired

uninventive

vain

ineffectual

dry

germ-free

unavailing

effete

idle

unsuccessful

useless

stamen

sterility

stillborn

wasteland

abortional

misborn

acarpous

antiseptic

arid

clean

conceited

desert

🏜️

disinfectant

earthbound

failed

frivolous

hygienic

impoverished

inadequate

indigent

infecund

literal

miscarrying

needy

neuter

poor

sanitary

Übersetzungen

stérile

estéril

sterile

estéril

steriel

onvruchtbaar

infertile

άγονος

kiemvrij

infecondo

infecundo

verimsiz

στείρος

estèril

sterilis

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈstɛɹaɪl/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Verwandt mit Altgriechisch: στεῖρα

In summary

From Middle French stérile, from Latin sterilis (“barren, futile”). See also Ancient Greek στεῖρα (steîra).