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sterility

/stɚˈɪlɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
steril-i-ty
IPA
/stɚˈɪlɪti/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being sterile.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English sterylite, sterylyte, from Latin sterilitās. By surface analysis, sterile + -ity.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sterylite,sterylyte, sterilitās

Usage

Inflected Forms

sterilities (plural)

Derived Forms

antisterility intersterility semisterility

Phrases

self-sterility

Synonyms

sterileness infertility asepsis antisepsis

Rhymes With

facility stability disability liability inability credibility visibility sustainability eligibility instability vulnerability humility

Questions

How do you pronounce sterility?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɚˈɪlɪti/.
What does sterility mean?
The state or quality of being sterile.
Where does sterility come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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