different between sterile vs gelded
sterile
English
Etymology
From Middle French stérile, from Latin sterilis (“barren, futile”). See also Ancient Greek ?????? (steîra).
Pronunciation
- enPR: st?r??l, st?r??l"
- (General American) IPA(key): /?st???l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?st??a?l/
- Rhymes: -???l, -??a?l
Adjective
sterile (comparative more sterile, superlative most 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.
- 1990, Leroy Thompson, The US Army in Vietnam (page 111)
- In addition to this rapid supply system, the US Army Counterinsurgency Support Office on Okinawa helped procure special equipment including rucksacks, special rations for irregular troops, 'sterile' weapons which could not be traced to the USA and other items not procurable through foreign channels.
- 1990, Leroy Thompson, The US Army in Vietnam (page 111)
Synonyms
- (unable to procreate): barren, infertile
Antonyms
- non-sterile, nonsterile
- unsterile
Related terms
- sterilisation / sterilization
- sterilise / sterilize
- sterilised / sterilized
- sterility
Translations
Anagrams
- Leister, leister, reliest, retiles, treiles
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
sterile
- inflection of steril:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Interlingua
Adjective
sterile (not comparable)
- sterile
Italian
Etymology
From Latin sterilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?st?.ri.le/
Adjective
sterile (plural sterili)
- sterile, barren, unprolific, infertile
- sterile, sterilized (medicine)
- vain, pointless
- unproductive
Related terms
- sterilità
- sterilizzato
- sterilizzazione
- sterilizzare
- sterilire
Further reading
- sterile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
sterile
- nominative neuter singular of sterilis
- accusative neuter singular of sterilis
- vocative neuter singular of sterilis
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
sterile
- definite singular/plural of steril
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
sterile
- definite singular/plural of steril
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gelded
English
Etymology
From geld +? -ed.
Verb
gelded
- simple past tense and past participle of geld
Adjective
gelded (comparative more gelded, superlative most gelded)
- Castrated.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts VIII:
- The gelded man answered Philip and sayde: I praye the off whom speaketh the prophet this?
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts VIII:
Translations
Anagrams
- ledged
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