French Conversation · Level 130
46 words
French word
stérilité
Pronunciation
IPA/steʁilite/
Meaning
- feminine nouninfertility
Example
Elle souffre de la stérilité.
She suffers from infertility.
More examples
Ils parlent de la stérilité en famille.
They talk about infertility as a family.
Core concept
A source whose power to create life or growth has run dry, whether it is a person or the soil.
Common phrases
parler de la stérilité
talk about infertility
se renseigner sur la stérilité
inquire about infertility
Similar words
infertilité: A condition in which conception or successful childbirth is difficult.
Definition in French
Absence ou insuffisance de fertilité, soit chez une personne (incapacité de procréer), soit d'un milieu (terre stérile).
Word origin
Stérilité developed from Latin sterilis, meaning unproductive, through Old French, with -ité forming the abstract noun.
Usage tips
- The noun is feminine: de la stérilité and cette stérilité are standard forms.
Other meanings
- barrennessnoun
Opposites
- fertilitéfertilitynoun
Related words
- stérileinfertileadjective
- stérilisationsterilizationnoun