impotence vs sterility
sterility vs impotenceimpotence and sterility both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| impotence | Yes | No | No | No |
| sterility | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
sterility is a hypernym of
impotence; that is, sterility is a
word with a broader meaning than impotence:
- impotence: an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
- sterility: the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
Other hypernyms of impotence include
infertility.
| impotence (noun) | sterility (noun) |
|---|---|
| the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble | the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate |
| an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate | (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms |
Words related to "impotence"
- ED
- erectile dysfunction
- helplessness
- impotency
- impotent
- impuissance
- ineffectiveness
- ineffectuality
- ineffectualness
- infertility
- male erecticle dysfunction
- paper tiger
- potence
- powerlessness
- quality
- sex
- sex activity
- sexual activity
- sexual practice
- sterility
- uninterestingness
- unpersuasiveness
- voicelessness
- weakness
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