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sterility

ster·ile
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ster-il or, esp. British, -ahyl]
    • /ˈstɛr ɪl or, esp. British, -aɪl/
    • /stəˈrɪl.ɪ.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ster-il or, esp. British, -ahyl]
    • /ˈstɛr ɪl or, esp. British, -aɪl/

Definitions of sterility word

  • adjective sterility free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments. 1
  • adjective sterility incapable of producing offspring; not producing offspring. 1
  • adjective sterility barren; not producing vegetation: sterile soil. 1
  • adjective sterility Botany. noting a plant in which reproductive structures fail to develop. bearing no stamens or pistils. 1
  • adjective sterility not productive of results, ideas, etc.; fruitless. 1
  • noun sterility infertility 1

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Origin of sterility

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55, sterile is from the Latin word sterilis unfruitful

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sterility

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sterility popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

sterility usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sterility

noun sterility

  • aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
  • aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
  • asepsis — the state of being free from living pathogenic organisms
  • cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
  • disinfection — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.

Antonyms for sterility

noun sterility

  • bawdry — obscene talk or language
  • blueness — the quality or state of being blue.
  • breach of trust — a violation of duty by a trustee or any other person in a fiduciary position
  • bribery — Bribery is the act of offering someone money or something valuable in order to persuade them to do something for you.
  • communicability — capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.

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