Grep of noun sterile
sterileness
Overview of adj sterile
The adj sterile has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) barren, sterile -- (not bearing offspring; "a barren woman"; "learned early in his marriage that he was sterile")
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:i "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing")
Antonyms of adj sterile
3 senses of sterile
Sense 1
barren, sterile
INDIRECT (VIA infertile) -> fertile
Sense 2
aseptic, sterile
INDIRECT (VIA antiseptic) -> septic
Sense 3
sterile, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive
INDIRECT (VIA uncreative) -> creative, originative
Similarity of adj sterile
3 senses of sterile
Sense 1
barren, sterile
=> infertile (vs. fertile), unfertile
Sense 2
aseptic, sterile
=> antiseptic (vs. septic)
Sense 3
sterile, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive
=> uncreative (vs. creative)
Attributes of adj sterile
Familiarity of adj sterile
sterile used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj sterile
sterile
Overview of adj sterile
The adj sterile has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) barren, sterile -- (not bearing offspring; "a barren woman"; "learned early in his marriage that he was sterile")
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:i "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing")
sterile definition
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