άκαρπος — meaning in English
akarpos
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English meaning
Senses
άκαρπος 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.
- barren (of places) Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste.
- fruitless Bearing no fruit; barren.
- fruitless (figuratively) Unproductive, useless.
- fruitless (figuratively, archaic) Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile.
- unfruitful (mostly, figurative) Not bearing fruit.
barren — full definition
- adj Not producing crops, plants, or life; unproductive land.
- adj Lacking in interest, ideas, or results.
- adj (dated, of a person or animal) Unable to have children or offspring.
fruitless — full definition
- adjective Producing no useful result; unsuccessful.
- adjective Bearing no fruit.