infertile
adjective
in·fer·tile
(ˈ)in-ˈfər-tᵊl 
: not fertile or productive
infertile eggs
infertile fields
especially
: incapable of or unsuccessful in achieving pregnancy
infertile couples
Examples of infertile in a Sentence
an infertile cow is of limited use to a farmer
only parched, infertile fields remained after months of drought
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Though one of the world's most expensive cities, Seoul leads the nation in policies to support infertile couples, offers transportation stipends for pregnant women, and provides housing subsidies to new parents.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Livestock shipments had been halted in November The Agriculture Department eradicated the NWS parasite in 1966 by releasing sterile male flies and pupae to eventually lead to infertile screwworm flies, according to the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 13 May 2025
The high cost means that many people who are infertile cannot afford the services.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Queen wasps can live up to a year, while worker wasps, infertile females that build and defend the nest, live two to three weeks.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Livestock shipments had been halted in November The Agriculture Department eradicated the NWS parasite in 1966 by releasing sterile male flies and pupae to eventually lead to infertile screwworm flies, according to the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 13 May 2025
The high cost means that many people who are infertile cannot afford the services.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Queen wasps can live up to a year, while worker wasps, infertile females that build and defend the nest, live two to three weeks.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
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“Infertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infertile. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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infertile
adjective
in·fer·tile
(ˈ)in-ˈfərt-ᵊl
: not fertile
especially
: incapable of or unsuccessful in achieving pregnancy over a considerable period of time (as a year) in spite of determined attempts by heterosexual intercourse without contraception
infertile couples
an infertile male with a low sperm count
an infertile female with blocked fallopian tubes
compare sterile sense 1
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