sterility
noun
1 sterility
of non-living objects The state of being free of pathogenic organisms.
synonyms: antisepsis, asepsis, sterileness.
Polish: sterylność
2 sterility
The state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate.
synonym: infertility.
Roget 169: unproductiveness etc. adj.; infertility, sterility, infecundity†; masturbation; impotence etc. 158; unprofitableness etc. (inutility) ... show more
Dutch: kaalheid, onvruchtbaarheid, steriliteit
Polish: bezpłodność, niepłodność
Moby thesaurus: aridity, asepsis, barrenness, birth control, bloodlessness, characterlessness, cleanliness, cleanly habits, cleanness, colorlessness, contraception, daintiness, deadness, dearth, dismalness, dragginess, dreariness, dry womb, dryness, dullness ... show more.
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