barrenness

Noun
Synonyms: fruitlessnessaridity

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
  2. the quality of yielding nothing of valueSynonyms: fruitlessnessaridity
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Barrenness \Bar"ren*ness\, n. The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness. [1913 Webster]

A total barrenness of invention. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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