Definition of sterile

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• sterile is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• sterile is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• sterile is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of sterile

• incapable of reproducing (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. infertile
  2. unfertile
• free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a sterile operating area

  Synonyms

  1. aseptic
• deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a sterile ideology lacking in originality

  Synonyms

  1. unimaginative
  2. uninspired
  3. uninventive

See definition of sterile in Merriam Webster