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不毛 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • barren adj Not producing crops, plants, or life; unproductive land.
  • fruitless adjective Producing no useful result; unsuccessful.
  • infertile adj Not able to produce offspring, crops, or fruit.
  • infertility noun The inability to conceive a child or produce offspring.
  • sterile adjective Free from all living germs and microorganisms.

Senses

不毛 is used for these senses in English:

  • fruitless (figuratively) Unproductive, useless.
  • infertile Not fertile.
  • infertility The condition of being infertile; of having poor fertility.
  • sterile (uncomparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
  • sterile (figurative) Fruitless, uninspiring, or unproductive.

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.

fruitless — full definition

  1. adjective Producing no useful result; unsuccessful.
  2. adjective Bearing no fruit.

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