unfertileadj.n.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈfertile.

a. (un- prefix¹ 1.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > unproductiveness > [adjective]

unbearingc825

deafc897

westyOE

wastumlessc975

wilderna1050

drya1340

gelda1350

barren1377

unfructuousa1382

poora1387

ungreenc1400

infecundc1420

farrow1494

fruitlessa1513

unfruitful1531

sterile1552

hungry1577

penurious1594

unfertile1596

infertile1598

howling1611

ungenitureda1616

arid1656

infecundous1661

ungendering1706

yeld1721

unproductive1725

infructuose1727

ungenerative1733

fallow1791

nihili-parturient1812

dowf1824

wastec1825

non-productive1830

unreproductive1836

infructuous1860

unvintaged1869

increative1877

ablastemic1881

submarginal1895

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > infertile

unbearingc825

geasonOE

unkindc1330

barren1377

unfructuousa1382

poora1387

leanc1420

exile?1440

salt1535

unfruitful?1542

sterile1572

dead1577

unlusty1580

queasy1593

heartless1594

unfertile1596

emacerated1610

sapless1655

unprolific1672

uncivil1676

ungrateful1681

worn1681

teemless1687

unproductive1725

poorish1767

ill-conditioned1796

scanty1797

rammelly1808

starve-acre1891

1596 Raigne of Edward III sig. B3^v The ground..Seemes barrayne, sere, vnfertill.

1620 G. Markham Farewell to Husb. (1625) 24 That barren and unfertile earth,..which is overrunne only with whinnes.

1660 J. Childrey Britannia Baconica 51 These unfertile beds do intersect each other.

1797 ‘English Lady’ Resid. in France I. 121 Unfertile, neglected vallies and hills.

1818 H. T. Colebrooke On Import Colonial Corn 104 The permanent improvement of poor and unfertile land.

1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia II. 244 A not unfertile strip of coast.

figurative.c1616 R. C. Certaine Poems Ad Lectorem in Times' Whistle (1871) 110 The abortive issue of my vnfertile braine.1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety xix. 422 Peace is not..such a Sapless unfertile thing.1866 E. P. Whipple Character & Characteristic Men 54 The thought..would not come into that unfertile brain.

b. n. An unfertile egg.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > infertility > [noun] > egg

water egg1577

unfertile1891

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive substances or cells > [noun] > ovum or ootid > types of ovum

wind-egg1398

water egg1577

hypenemy1668

wormseed1733

pseudovum1858

unfertile1891

1891 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 20 Feb. 269/3 Purchasers should always make sure that unfertiles will be replaced before giving their orders.

1891 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 20 Feb. 269/3 I returned the unfertiles carriage paid.

Derivatives

unˈfertileness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > unproductiveness > [noun]

famine1362

barrentya1382

poverty?1440

infertility1610

unfertileness1611

non-production1656

non-productiveness1848

unfructuosity1884

zero growth1907

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Infecondité,..vnfertilnesse, vnfruitfulnesse.

unferˈtility n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [noun] > soil as source of growth > infertility

barrennessa1425

sterility1426

poorness1577

infertility1610

leanness1612

scarceness1678

unproductiveness1777

rammel1795

unproductivity1872

unfertility1888

1888 19th Cent. June 834 The unfertility of the soil.

1899 M. H. Kingsley W. Afr. Stud. xi. 279 The unfertility of the greater part of their country.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	unfertile
释义	unfertileadj.n. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈfertile. a. (un- prefix¹ 1.) ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > unproductiveness > [adjective] unbearingc825 deafc897 westyOE wastumlessc975 wilderna1050 drya1340 gelda1350 barren1377 unfructuousa1382 poora1387 ungreenc1400 infecundc1420 farrow1494 fruitlessa1513 unfruitful1531 sterile1552 hungry1577 penurious1594 unfertile1596 infertile1598 howling1611 ungenitureda1616 arid1656 infecundous1661 ungendering1706 yeld1721 unproductive1725 infructuose1727 ungenerative1733 fallow1791 nihili-parturient1812 dowf1824 wastec1825 non-productive1830 unreproductive1836 infructuous1860 unvintaged1869 increative1877 ablastemic1881 submarginal1895 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > infertile unbearingc825 geasonOE unkindc1330 barren1377 unfructuousa1382 poora1387 leanc1420 exile?1440 salt1535 unfruitful?1542 sterile1572 dead1577 unlusty1580 queasy1593 heartless1594 unfertile1596 emacerated1610 sapless1655 unprolific1672 uncivil1676 ungrateful1681 worn1681 teemless1687 unproductive1725 poorish1767 ill-conditioned1796 scanty1797 rammelly1808 starve-acre1891 1596 Raigne of Edward III sig. B3^v The ground..Seemes barrayne, sere, vnfertill. View more context for this quotation 1620 G. Markham Farewell to Husb. (1625) 24 That barren and unfertile earth,..which is overrunne only with whinnes. 1660 J. Childrey Britannia Baconica 51 These unfertile beds do intersect each other. 1797 ‘English Lady’ Resid. in France I. 121 Unfertile, neglected vallies and hills. 1818 H. T. Colebrooke On Import Colonial Corn 104 The permanent improvement of poor and unfertile land. 1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia II. 244 A not unfertile strip of coast. figurative.c1616 R. C. Certaine Poems Ad Lectorem in Times' Whistle (1871) 110 The abortive issue of my vnfertile braine.1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety xix. 422 Peace is not..such a Sapless unfertile thing.1866 E. P. Whipple Character & Characteristic Men 54 The thought..would not come into that unfertile brain. b. n. An unfertile egg. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > infertility > [noun] > egg water egg1577 unfertile1891 the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive substances or cells > [noun] > ovum or ootid > types of ovum wind-egg1398 water egg1577 hypenemy1668 wormseed1733 pseudovum1858 unfertile1891 1891 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 20 Feb. 269/3 Purchasers should always make sure that unfertiles will be replaced before giving their orders. 1891 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 20 Feb. 269/3 I returned the unfertiles carriage paid. Derivatives unˈfertileness n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > unproductiveness > [noun] famine1362 barrentya1382 poverty?1440 infertility1610 unfertileness1611 non-production1656 non-productiveness1848 unfructuosity1884 zero growth1907 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Infecondité,..vnfertilnesse, vnfruitfulnesse. unferˈtility n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [noun] > soil as source of growth > infertility barrennessa1425 sterility1426 poorness1577 infertility1610 leanness1612 scarceness1678 unproductiveness1777 rammel1795 unproductivity1872 unfertility1888 1888 19th Cent. June 834 The unfertility of the soil. 1899 M. H. Kingsley W. Afr. Stud. xi. 279 The unfertility of the greater part of their country. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.n.1596
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