Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- not fertile; unproductive; sterile; barren: infertile soil.
adjective
- not capable of producing offspring; sterile
- (of land) not productive; barren
1590s, from French infertile (late 15c.), from Late Latin infertilis “unfruitful,” from in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + fertilis (see fertile).
adj.
- Not capable of initiating, sustaining, or supporting reproduction.
- Not capable of reproducing.
- Not capable of developing into a complete organism, as infertile eggs.
- Relating to soil or land that is not capable of supporting or is unfavorable to the growth of plants.