Impotent vs Fertile - What's the difference?
impotent | fertile |
Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak.
Lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
* Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent (Freeman J. Dyson).
Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection.
(of a male) Sterile.
(obsolete) Lacking self-restraint.
* Dryden
(of land etc) capable of growing abundant crops; productive
(biology) capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful
(biology) capable of developing past the egg stage
(of an imagination etc) productive or prolific
As adjectives the difference between impotent and fertile
is that impotent is lacking physical strength or vigor; weak while fertile is (of land etc) capable of growing abundant crops; productive.impotent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Impotent of tongue, her silence broke.