adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   producing no fruit wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aridbarrencelibatechildlessdesertdesolate

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄκαρπος (ákarpos, “fruitless”), from privative ἀ- (a-) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”).

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