Infertile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

incapable of reproducing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnfˈɜːɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnfˈɜːtaɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnfˈɜːtaɪl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnfˈɜːɾəl/.

Examples

an infertile couple

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unfertile sterile

Antonyms

fertile

Parts of Speech

adjective

incapable of reproducing

“an infertile couple”

Word Forms

sterility	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
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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unfruchtbar

unfähig, sich zu reproduzieren

🇪🇸Spanish

estéril

incapaz de reproducirse

🇮🇹Italian

sterile

incapace di riprodursi

🇳🇱Dutch

onvruchtbaar

niet in staat zich voort te planten

🇵🇹Portuguese

infértil

incapaz de reproduzir

🇷🇺Russian

бесплодный

неспособный воспроизводить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुपजाऊ

पुनरुत्पादन करने में असमर्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

বন্ধ্যা

প্রজনন করতে অক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

மலட்டுத்தன்மை

இனப்பெருக்கம் செய்ய இயலாது

🇮🇳Telugu

సంతానం లేని

పునరుత్పత్తి చేయలేనిది

🇮🇳Marathi

नापीक

पुनरुत्पादन करण्यास अक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિનફળદ્રુપ

પ્રજનન માટે અસમર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಂಜೆತನ

ಸಂತಾನೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಅಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വന്ധ്യത

പുനരുൽപ്പാദിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിവില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਂਝ

ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਅਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

بانجھ

دوبارہ پیدا کرنے کے قابل نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不孕的

无法繁殖

🇯🇵Japanese

不妊の

再現できない

🇰🇷Korean

불임

재생산이 불가능하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô sinh

không có khả năng sinh sản

🇹🇭Thai

มีบุตรยาก

ไม่สามารถสืบพันธุ์ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

infertil

tidak mampu bereproduksi

🇵🇭Filipino

baog

walang kakayahang magparami

🇲🇾Malay

tidak subur

tidak mampu membiak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عقيم

غير قادر على التكاثر

🇮🇷Persian

نابارور

ناتوان در تولید مثل

🇹🇷Turkish

kısır

üreme yeteneğinden yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָקָר

לא מסוגל להתרבות

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