adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK:/ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)taɪl/
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US:/ɪnˈfɝtɪl/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Not fertile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
incapable of reproducing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an infertile couple
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sterile, unfertile
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French infertile, from Late Latin infertilis.
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
shterp
— not fertile
Arabic:
عَقِيم
(ʕaqīm)
— not fertile
Asturian:
maneru
— not fertile
Asturian:
esmaniáu
— not fertile
Asturian:
ermu
— not fertile
Asturian:
estéril
— not fertile
Asturian:
maníu
— not fertile
Asturian:
machorru
— not fertile
Asturian:
forru
— not fertile
Azerbaijani:
barsız
— not fertile
Azerbaijani:
sonsuz
— not fertile
Azerbaijani:
qısır
— not fertile
Bulgarian:
безплоден
(bezploden)
— not fertile
Bulgarian:
неплодороден
(neplodoroden)
— not fertile
Catalan:
infèrtil
— not fertile
Chinese Mandarin:
瘠薄
(jíbó)
— not fertile
Chinese Mandarin:
不毛
(bùmáo)
— not fertile
Chinese Mandarin:
不生育的
(bù shēngyù de)
— not fertile
Chinese Mandarin:
不孕
(bùyùn)
— not fertile
Dutch:
onvruchtbaar
— not fertile
Esperanto:
malfekunda
— not fertile
Esperanto:
sterila
— not fertile
Finnish:
hedelmätön
— not fertile
Finnish:
maho
— not fertile
Finnish:
karu
— not fertile
French:
stérile
— not fertile
Galician:
maniño
— not fertile
Galician:
infértil
— not fertile
German:
unfruchtbar
— not fertile
Greek:
άγονος
(ágonos)
— not fertile
Ancient Greek:
στεῖρος
(steîros)
— not fertile
Ancient Greek:
ἄγονος
(ágonos)
— not fertile
Hindi:
नपुंसक
— not fertile
Indonesian:
mandul
— not fertile
Interlingua:
infertile
— not fertile
Interlingua:
sterile
— not fertile
Irish:
seasc
— not fertile
Irish:
neamhthorthúil
— not fertile
Irish:
aimrid
— not fertile
Italian:
infertile
— not fertile
Italian:
sterile
— not fertile
Japanese:
不妊
(funin)
— not fertile
Japanese:
不毛
(fumō)
— not fertile
Kabuverdianu:
ronkodju
— not fertile
Khalaj:
qısır
— not fertile
Korean:
메마른
(memareun)
— not fertile
Latin:
infertilis
— not fertile
Latin:
sterilis
— not fertile
Macedonian:
неплоден
(neploden)
— not fertile
Macedonian:
бесплоден
(besploden)
— not fertile
Malay:
mandul
— not fertile
Malay:
tandus
— not fertile
Manx:
neuvessoil
— not fertile
Māori:
pākoko
— not fertile
Māori:
pukupā
— not fertile
Māori:
pakoko
— not fertile
Māori:
matapā
— not fertile
Māori:
tītōhea
— not fertile
Māori:
wharepā
— not fertile
Māori:
tohetea
— not fertile
Māori:
pāhoahoa
— not fertile
Māori:
hūiki
— not fertile
Middle English:
bareyne
— not fertile
Norman:
întchulte
— not fertile
Plautdietsch:
fooss
— not fertile
Plautdietsch:
fruchtlooss
— not fertile
Portuguese:
infértil
— not fertile
Romanian:
infertil
— not fertile
Russian:
беспло́дный
(besplódnyj)
— not fertile
Russian:
неплодоро́дный
(neplodoródnyj)
— not fertile
