Sterile
- (not comparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
- (figuratively) Terse; lacking sentiment or emotional stimulation, as in a manner of speaking.
- (figuratively) Fruitless, uninspiring, or unproductive.
- Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
- Free from dangerous objects, as a zone in an airport that can be only be entered via a security checkpoint.
- (US, military) Of weapons: foreign-made and untraceable to the United States.
| Synonyms |
(unable to procreate): barren, infertile
| Antonyms |
non-sterile, nonsterile
unsterile