Sterility
noun
It means the quality or condition of being unable to produce offspring or reproduce.
The doctor diagnosed him with sterility, which was a shock for the couple who planned to start a family.
Often appears as...
- male sterility
- female sterility
noun
A lack of new ideas, creativity or innovation.
The sterility of his work lately is concerning to his superiors.
Often appears as...
- creative sterility
- intellectual sterility
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Disapproving
Academic
noun
The state of being free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; total cleanliness.
For a successful surgery, it is critical to maintain sterility in the operating room.
Often appears as...
- maintain sterility
- sterility of instruments
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Technical
noun
It means the quality or condition of being unable to produce offspring or reproduce.
The doctor diagnosed him with sterility, which was a shock for the couple who planned to start a family.
Often appears as...
- male sterility
- female sterility
noun
A lack of new ideas, creativity or innovation.
The sterility of his work lately is concerning to his superiors.
Often appears as...
- creative sterility
- intellectual sterility
Usage tips
Disapproving
Academic
noun
The state of being free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; total cleanliness.
For a successful surgery, it is critical to maintain sterility in the operating room.
Often appears as...
- maintain sterility
- sterility of instruments
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Use 'sterility' in discussions about health and reproduction.
After years of trying, the diagnosis of sterility was devastating.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Topic
Be cautious; 'sterility' can be a sensitive subject for many people.
They discussed sterility with great care to not upset their friends.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Gender-Specific
'Sterility' can refer to both males and females, not restricted to one gender.
Both male and female sterility can impact a couple's plans.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Use 'sterility' in discussions about health and reproduction.
After years of trying, the diagnosis of sterility was devastating.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Topic
Be cautious; 'sterility' can be a sensitive subject for many people.
They discussed sterility with great care to not upset their friends.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Gender-Specific
'Sterility' can refer to both males and females, not restricted to one gender.
Both male and female sterility can impact a couple's plans.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Use 'sterility' in discussions about health and reproduction.
After years of trying, the diagnosis of sterility was devastating.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Topic
Be cautious; 'sterility' can be a sensitive subject for many people.
They discussed sterility with great care to not upset their friends.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Gender-Specific
'Sterility' can refer to both males and females, not restricted to one gender.
Both male and female sterility can impact a couple's plans.
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Video examples
What really matters at...
and blinking lights that don't stop even when the patient's life has. Cleaning crew swoops in, the body's whisked away, and it all feels as though that person had never really existed. Well-intended, of course, in the name of sterility,
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Surrounded by Life PIPE...
far from the debt and sterility of the cave George is surrounded by countless forms of life
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What really matters at...
and blinking lights that don't stop even when the patient's life has. Cleaning crew swoops in, the body's whisked away, and it all feels as though that person had never really existed. Well-intended, of course, in the name of sterility,
Video examples
Surrounded by Life PIPE...
far from the debt and sterility of the cave George is surrounded by countless forms of life
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Scott Pruitt
American Politician
I think the most grievous threat that we have today is this imperialistic judiciary, this judicial monarchy that has it wrong on what the First Amendment's about and has an objective to create religious sterility in the public square, which is wholly inconsistent with the Founding Fathers' view.
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James Stephens
Irish Poet
There is no tragedy more woeful than the victory of hate, nor any attainment so hopelessly barren as the sterility of that achievement; for hate is finality, and finality is the greatest evil which can happen in a world of movement.
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Alan Dean Foster
American Author
I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent. It's a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.
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Hilaire Belloc
English Poet
Statistics are the triumph of the quantitative method, and the quantitative method is the victory of sterility and death.
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Catherine Hardwicke
American Director
I don't like the sterility of the casting office.
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Scott Pruitt
American Politician
I think the most grievous threat that we have today is this imperialistic judiciary, this judicial monarchy that has it wrong on what the First Amendment's about and has an objective to create religious sterility in the public square, which is wholly inconsistent with the Founding Fathers' view.
Quote examples
James Stephens
Irish Poet
There is no tragedy more woeful than the victory of hate, nor any attainment so hopelessly barren as the sterility of that achievement; for hate is finality, and finality is the greatest evil which can happen in a world of movement.
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Alan Dean Foster
American Author
I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent. It's a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.
Quote examples
Hilaire Belloc
English Poet
Statistics are the triumph of the quantitative method, and the quantitative method is the victory of sterility and death.
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Catherine Hardwicke
American Director
I don't like the sterility of the casting office.
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