English → Latin
“unfruitful” in Latin
īnfēcundusunfruitful, infertilesterilisbarren, sterile; unprofitable, futileopīmusfat, rich, plump, corpulent; fertile, fruitful (land)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unfruitful
infecundus (with regard to productive power; also of the soil; opposed to fecundus): sterilis (with regard to the effect of the productive power; that bears no fruit; also of the soil, the year; opposed to fertilis and [with reference to the soil] opimus; and of women).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unfruitful?
- The usual Latin words for “unfruitful” are īnfēcundus, sterilis, opīmus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.