barrenness

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

Freq #128007

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of yielding nothing of value

The barrenness of the plain made farming difficult.
2

noun
the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children

The barrenness of the plain made farming difficult.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of yielding... fruitlessness

Opposites

fertility fruitfulness abundance

Etymology

From Middle English bareynnesse; equivalent to barren + -ness.

Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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