sterility
/stəˈrɪlɪti
/noun [mass noun]
The quality or condition of being sterile: the disease can cause sterility in males the sterility of debate in the party...
- Infertility and sterility are on the rise, threatening to rob future generations of their right to choose to conceive.
- Ozone is injected into the water to ensure its sterility.
- Left untreated in women, the bacteria can spread to the fallopian tubes and ovaries, and may lead to sterility.
Synonyms
infertility;
childlessness
technical infecundity
archaic barrenness
unproductiveness, unfruitfulness, infertility, sterileness, non-productivity;
aridness, aridity, barrenness, lifelessness
pointlessness, unproductiveness, unfruitfulness, fruitlessness, uselessness, futility, profitlessness, worthlessness, abortiveness;
emptiness, barrenness, aridity
archaic bootlessness
asepsis, freedom from germs, lack of infection/contamination/pollution, disinfection, purity, cleanliness
