childless :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

adj. without offspring; "in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen"

adj. lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"

waste, desert, wild, desolate, god-forsaken

adj. located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"

bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain

adj. unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"

useless

adj. having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"

infertile, unfertile

adj. incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple"

unimaginative, sterile, uninspired, uninventive

adj. deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing"

sterile

adj. free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"

otiose, ineffectual, futile, unavailing

adj. producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"

hopeless

adj. certain to fail; "the situation is hopeless"

hopeless

adj. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"

ineffective, uneffective

adj. not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"

stillborn, abortive, unsuccessful

adj. failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"

acarpous

adj. producing no fruit

barren, unproductive, infertile, poor

adj. not bearing offspring; "a barren woman"; "learned early in his marriage that he was sterile"

fruitful

adj. productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"

fertile, prolific

adj. bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree"

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