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sterile
Overview of adj sterile
The adj sterile has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. sterile, unfertile, infertile -- (incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple")
2. aseptic, sterile -- (free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques")
3. sterile, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive -- (deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing")
Grep of noun sterile
sterileness
Antonyms of adj sterile
3 senses of sterile
Sense 1
sterile (vs. fertile), unfertile, infertile
fertile (vs. sterile)
=> conceptive, impregnable
=> fecund
=> fertilizable
=> rank
Sense 2
aseptic, sterile
INDIRECT (VIA antiseptic) -> septic, infected
Sense 3
sterile, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive
INDIRECT (VIA uncreative) -> creative, originative
Similarity of adj sterile
3 senses of sterile
Sense 1
sterile (vs. fertile), unfertile, infertile
=> barren
=> sterilized, sterilised
=> unfertilized, unfertilised, unimpregnated
Also See> unfruitful#1; impotent#1; unproductive#1
Sense 2
aseptic, sterile
=> antiseptic (vs. septic)
Sense 3
sterile, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive
=> uncreative (vs. creative)
Pertainyms of adj sterile
Attributes of adj sterile
1 of 3 senses of sterile
Sense 1
sterile (vs. fertile), unfertile, infertile
=> fertility, fecundity
Domain of adj sterile
Domain Terms of adj sterile
Familiarity of adj sterile
sterile used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj sterile
sterile
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