stérilité

Definitions of stérilité
  1. noun
    the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
    synonyms: infertilité
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    antonyms:
    fécondité
    the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
    type of:
    état physiologique
    the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
  2. noun
    the quality of yielding nothing of value
    synonyms: aridité, sécheresse
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    antonyms:
    fertilité, fécondité, productivité
    the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth
    types:
    aridité, pauvreté
    less than adequate
    improductivité
    the quality of lacking the power to produce
    type of:
    caractéristique, propriété
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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