adj.
Pronunciation: ( ' )in- ' f ə r-t ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin infertilis, from Latin in- + fertilis fertile
Date: 1597
: not fertile or productive < infertile eggs> < infertile fields> especially : incapable of or unsuccessful in achieving pregnancy < infertile couples>
– in · fer · til · i · ty \ ˌ in-( ˌ )f ə r- ' ti-l ə -t ē \ noun