Associations to the word «Sterile»

Wiktionary

STERILE, adjective. (uncomparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
STERILE, adjective. Unprofitable.
STERILE, adjective. Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.

Dictionary definition

STERILE, adjective. Incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple".
STERILE, adjective. Free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques".
STERILE, adjective. Deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley