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- [in-fur-tl or, esp. British, -tahyl]
- /ɪnˈfɜr tl or, esp. British, -taɪl/
- /ɪnˈfɜː.taɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-fur-tl or, esp. British, -tahyl]
- /ɪnˈfɜr tl or, esp. British, -taɪl/
Definitions of infertility word
- adjective infertility not fertile; unproductive; sterile; barren: infertile soil. 1
- noun infertility The condition of being infertile; of having poor fertility. 1
- noun infertility inability to conceive 1
- noun infertility The inability to conceive children. 0
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Origin of infertility
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
From the Latin word infertilis, dating back to 1590-1600. See in-3, fertile
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Parts of speech for Infertility
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
infertility popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for infertility
noun infertility
- impotence — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
- barrenness — not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile: a barren woman.
- fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- sterile — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
Antonyms for infertility
noun infertility
- fertility — the state or quality of being fertile.
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