barrenness
noun/ˈbærənnəs/
/ˈbærənnəs/
[uncountable]- the fact of land or soil not being good enough for plants to grow on it
- the stony barrenness of the land
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- the fact of plants or trees being unable to produce fruit or seeds synonym infertility
- corn hybrids resistant to barrenness
- (old use) the fact that a woman is unable to have babies synonym infertility
- (formal) the fact that a female animal is unable to produce young animals synonym infertility
- a lack of anything useful or valuable in something synonym emptiness
- the barrenness of urban life
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