stérile — meaning in English

English meaning

• barren adj Not producing crops, plants, or life; unproductive land.
• infertile adj Not able to produce offspring, crops, or fruit.
• moot adj Open to debate; not settled, or (especially in American English) no longer having any practical importance.
• sterile adjective Free from all living germs and microorganisms.
• waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.

Senses

stérile is used for these senses in English:

• barren (of people and animals, not comparable) Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.
• infertile Not fertile.
• moot (North America) Having no practical consequence or relevance.
• waste A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.

barren — full definition

1. adj Not producing crops, plants, or life; unproductive land.
2. adj Lacking in interest, ideas, or results.
3. adj (dated, of a person or animal) Unable to have children or offspring.

Related French words