ETYM French stérile, Latin sterilis, akin to Greek stereos stiff, solid, steiros barren, steira a cow that has not calved, Goth. stairô, fem., barren. Related to Stare to gaze.
Deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention:i; SYN. unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive.
Keimfrei; unfruchtbar; unfähig, Nachkommen zu zeugen (Impotenz).