sterile

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

steriel

onvruchtbaar

kiemvrij

mislukt

onvruchtbare

ijdel

nutteloos

vruchteloos

steriele

vergeefs

kiemvrij

antiseptisch

doodgeboren

nietig

onbelangrijk

vruchtafdrijvend

afdrijvend

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

stérile

estéril

sterile

unfruchtbar

steril

estéril

άγονος

infertile

keimfrei

infecondo

στείρος

infecundo

verimsiz

estèril

vergeblich

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈstɛɹaɪl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Oudgrieks: στεῖρα

In summary

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