impotency vs infertility
infertility vs impotencyimpotency and infertility both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| impotency | Yes | No | No | No |
| infertility | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
infertility is a hypernym of
impotency; that is, infertility is a
word with a broader meaning than impotency:
- impotency: an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
- infertility: 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 impotency include
sterility.
| impotency (noun) | infertility (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 |
Words related to "impotency"
- ED
- erectile dysfunction
- helplessness
- impotence
- impotent
- impuissance
- ineffectiveness
- ineffectuality
- ineffectualness
- infertility
- male erecticle dysfunction
- paper tiger
- potency
- powerlessness
- quality
- sex
- sex activity
- sexual activity
- sexual practice
- sterility
- uninterestingness
- unpersuasiveness
- voicelessness
- weakness
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