Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Sterile

• (a.) Producing little or no crop; barren; unfruitful; unproductive; not fertile; as, sterile land; a sterile desert; a sterile year.
• (a.) Incapable of reproduction; unfitted for reproduction of offspring; not able to germinate or bear fruit; unfruitful; as, a sterile flower, which bears only stamens.
• (a.) Free from reproductive spores or germs; as, a sterile fluid.
• (a.) Fig.: Barren of ideas; destitute of sentiment; as, a sterile production or author.

Synonyms of Sterile

• Barren
• Unfruitful
• Unproductive
• Desert
• Infertile.

Antonyms of Sterile

• Fruitful
• Fertile
• Productive
• Luxuriant
• Exuberant
• Cultivated.

Homophones of Sterile

• Sterol