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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
in·fer·tile       [in-fur-tl or, especially Brit., -tahyl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
not fertile; unproductive; sterile; barren: infertile soil.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < L infertilis. See in-3, fertile]

in·fer·tile·ly, adverb
in·fer·til·i·ty, in·fer·tile·ness, noun
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in·fer·til·i·ty       (ĭn'fər-tĭl'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Absent or diminished fertility.
  2. The persistent inability to conceive a child.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
infertility

noun
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 [syn: sterility] [ant: fecundity

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infertility       (ĭn'fər-tĭl'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
The inability to achieve conception after persistent attempts over a given period of time, usually one year in humans.

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infertility in·fer·til·i·ty (ĭn'fər-tĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.

  1. Absent or diminished fertility.
  2. The persistent inability to achieve conception and produce an offspring.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Infertility

In`fer*til"i*ty\, n. [L. infertilitas: cf. F. infertilit['e].] The state or quality of being infertile; unproductiveness; barrenness.

The infertility or noxiousness of the soil. --Sir M. Hale.

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