sterility

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noun

The state or quality of being sterile.

Similar
sterilenessasepsisantisepsisinfertility
OriginMiddle English sterylite, sterylyte ← Latin sterilitās →
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Meanings

nounsterility (usually uncountable, plural sterilities)

plural sterilities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being sterile.

    Synonyms: sterileness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being sterile.

Similar
sterileness

More synonyms by meaning

noun(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms

Similar
asepsisantisepsissterileness
Broader
sanitariness

nounthe 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

Similar
infertility
Broader
physical conditionphysiological statephysiological condition
Also see
abiosisantisepsisasepsisinfecundityinfertilitysterileness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsterilitās
  2. Middle Englishsterylite, sterylyte
  3. Englishsterility

From Middle English sterylite, sterylyte, from Latin sterilitās. By surface analysis, sterile + -ity.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀγονία
  • ἀγονία (agonía)state of being sterile
Bulgarian безплодие, стерилитет
  • безплодие (bezplodie)state of being sterile
  • стерилитет (sterilitet)state of being sterile
Catalan esterilitat
  • esterilitatstate of being sterile
Czech neplodnost
  • neplodnoststate of being sterile
Dutch steriliteit
  • steriliteitstate of being sterile
Esperanto senfrukteco, sterileco
  • senfruktecostate of being sterile
  • sterilecostate of being sterile
Finnish steriiliys, steriliteetti
  • steriiliysstate of being sterile
  • steriliteettistate of being sterile
German Sterilität
  • Sterilitätstate of being sterile
Greek αγονία
  • αγονία (agonía)state of being sterile
Italian sterilità
  • sterilitàstate of being sterile
Polish bezpłodność
  • bezpłodnośćstate of being sterile
Portuguese esterilidade
  • esterilidadestate of being sterile
Spanish esterilidad
  • esterilidadstate of being sterile
Swahili ugumba
  • ugumbastate of being sterile
Tamil மலடு
  • மலடு (malaṭu)state of being sterile
Turkish kısırlık
  • kısırlıkstate of being sterile
Cite this entry
APA

sterility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sterility

MLA

“sterility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sterility. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sterility,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sterility.

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