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infertility

UK
/ˌɪn.fəˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/
US
/ˌɪn.fɚˈtɪl.ə.ti/

Translations

infertilitynoun
infertilities
pl
The couple sought medical advice after years of struggling with infertility.
Le couple a demandé un avis médical après des années de lutte contre l’infertilité.
Additional translations
stérilitéS’emploie surtout pour l’incapacité à concevoir ou à se reproduire ; selon le contexte, peut aussi s’appliquer à un terrain ou à une absence de fécondité au sens figuré.
Synonyms
barrenness
sterility
impotence
inability to conceive
childlessness
Antonyms
fertility
infertilityadjective
UK
/ˌɪn.fəˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/
US
/ˌɪn.fɚˈtɪl.ə.ti/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "infertility clinic").

Definitions

infertilitynoun
The inability to conceive children or young.
The couple sought medical advice after years of struggling with infertility.
The inability of soil to support plant growth.
The infertility of the land made it difficult for the farmers to grow crops.
A state of being unproductive or unfruitful in a figurative sense, especially with regard to ideas or creativity.
The infertility of his imagination left the project without fresh concepts.
infertilityadjective
Relating to or associated with infertility; used attributively before another noun.
They attended an infertility support meeting at the local infertility clinic.
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