unfertile

U1N1F4E1R1T1I1L1E1

adjective

Not fertile.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectiveunfertile (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot fertile.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishfertile
  9. Englishunfertile

From un- + fertile.

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Cite this entry
APA

unfertile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfertile

MLA

“unfertile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfertile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfertile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfertile.

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