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Unfruitful vs Sterile - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between unfruitful and sterile

is that unfruitful is of or pertaining to not bearing fruit (usually figuratively) while sterile is unable to reproduce (or procreate).

unfruitful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to not bearing fruit (usually figuratively).
    • Despite spending two hours looking, her search was unfruitful .

    Antonyms

    * fruitful

    sterile

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (uncomparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
  • .
  • ; free from all living or viable microorganisms.

    • Synonyms

    * (unable to procreate) barren, infertile

    Related terms

    * sterilisation / sterilization * sterilise / sterilize * sterilised / sterilized * sterility

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