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sterile |
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")
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