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Barrenness

ˈbarənnəs

Barrenness definitions
noun
barrenness
  1. inability of land to produce much or any vegetation

    "the barrenness of the landscape was impossible to ignore"

  2. the quality of being bleak and lifeless

    "they withstand the cold barrenness of winter"

    • lack of meaning or value

      "the barrenness endured by the characters enlarges the poignancy of their loneliness"

  3. a woman's inability to have children

    "St Anne had prayed for a child after suffering many years of barrenness"