sterile
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
incapable of reproducing
an infertile couple
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Sense 2 adjective
free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
a sterile operating area
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Sense 3 adjective
deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention
a sterile ideology lacking in originality
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unfruitful |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | impotent |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unproductive |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | fertile |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | fecundity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | infertility |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | barren |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sterilized |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unfertilized |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | antisepsis |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | antisepsis |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | antiseptic |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | uncreative |