Unfertile, unproductive, barren.
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释义 | the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > unproductiveness > [adjective] (42) unbearingc825 Unfertile, unproductive, barren. deafc897 Lacking its essential character or quality; hollow, empty, barren, unproductive; insipid. Cf. deaf-nettle n. at compounds 2. Now chiefly dialect. westyOE That is a wilderness or waste; desolate, deserted. wastumlessc975 without fruit. wilderna1050 Wild, savage, desert. drya1340 Yielding no fruit, result, or satisfaction; barren, sterile, unfruitful, jejune. (Cf. A. 4) Obsolete (or merged in sense A. 17). gelda1350 Fruitless, providing no satisfaction. Also: devoid of. Obsolete. barren1377 Of land: Producing little or no vegetation; not fertile, sterile, unproductive, bare. So of mines, etc. unfructuousa1382 Producing no fruit; unfruitful. Obsolete. poora1387 Of soil, ore, land, etc.: yielding little, unproductive. Also figurative. ungreenc1400 (un-, prefix1 affix 1: cf. Old English ungréne, Dutch ongroen, Middle High German ungrüene.) infecundc1420 Not fecund, prolific, or fruitful; barren, unproductive. farrow1494 Of a cow: That is not with calf (see quots.). Also in to be, goor run farrow. farrow-farrow, barren in two successive seasons. fruitlessa1513 Not producing fruit; barren, sterile. †Rarely of animals: Not producing offspring, unfruitful. unfruitful1531 Of trees: Not bearing fruit. Also figurative. sterile1552 In undetermined sense. hungry1577 Lacking elements which are needful or desirable, and therefore capable of absorbing these to a great extent; ‘more disposed to draw from other… penurious1594 Of a thing, circumstance, material condition, etc.: of, relating to, or indicative of poverty; poor, scanty; barren. unfertile1596 (un-, prefix1 affix 1.) infertile1598 Not fertile; unfruitful, unproductive, barren, sterile. howling1611 Characterized by, or filled with, howling, as of wild beasts or of the wind; dreary. In the Biblical howling wilderness, and derived phrases, the… ungenitureda1616 (un-, prefix1 affix 3.) arid1656 Dry, without moisture, parched, withered. of the ground or climate. Hence, barren, bare. infecundous1661 = infecund, adj. ungendering1706 That does not engender or beget. yeld1721 Applied to inanimate objects that are sterile, unproductive, etc. (see quots.). unproductive1725 Of land, crops, etc.: not significantly productive; yielding little or nothing. infructuose1727 Not producing fruit, unfruitful, unprofitable; = infructuous, adj. ungenerative1733 (un-, prefix1 affix 1.) fallow1791 figurative. Esp. of a period of time: characterized by inaction, or by the absence of productive activity; unproductive. nihili-parturient1812 Producing nothing. dowf1824 Of ground: infertile, unproductive. Cf. deaf, adj. 6a. Obsolete. wastec1825 Of land. figurative. Desolate, barren. Cf. 4. non-productive1830 That does not produce; esp. not contributing to productivity, unproductive. unreproductive1836 Not reproductive (in various senses); non-reproductive. infructuous1860 Not bearing fruit: unfruitful, barren. unvintaged1869 (un-, prefix1 affix 2.) increative1877 Not creative; incapable of creating. ablastemic1881 Not associated with the tissues involved in germination. submarginal1895 Of land: of low productivity; not capable of being farmed profitably. Subcategories:— producing nothing living (1) — rendering unproductive (1) |
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