sterile, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive
(adjective) deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; “a sterile ideology lacking in originality”; “unimaginative development of a musical theme”; “uninspired writing”
sterile, unfertile, infertile
(adjective) incapable of reproducing; “an infertile couple”
aseptic, sterile
(adjective) free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; “a sterile operating area”; “aseptic surgical instruments”; “aseptic surgical techniques”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sterile (comparative more sterile, superlative most sterile)
(uncomparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
(figurative) Terse; lacking sentiment or emotional stimulation, as in a manner of speaking.
(figurative) 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.
• (unable to procreate): barren, infertile
• non-sterile, nonsterile
• unsterile
• Leister, leister, reliest, retiles, treiles
Source: Wiktionary
Ster"ile, a. Etym: [F. stérile, L. sterilis, akin to Gr. stereo`s stiff, solid, stei^ros barren, stei^ra a cow that has not calved, Goth. stairo, fem., barren. See Stare to gaze.]
1. Producing little or no crop; barren; unfruitful; unproductive; not fertile; as, sterile land; a sterile desert; a sterile year.
2. (Biol.) (a) Incapable of reproduction; unfitted for reproduction of offspring; not able to germinate or bear fruit; unfruitful; as, a sterile flower, which bears only stamens. (b) Free from reproductive spores or germs; as, a sterile fluid.
3. Fig.: Barren of ideas; destitute of sentiment; as, a sterile production or author.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
