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Barrenness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life. uncountable, usually

    "‘She has come with a garment of sorrow and barrenness; she will return with a garment of twins.’"

  2. 2
    the quality of yielding nothing of value wordnet
  3. 3
    the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children wordnet

Etymology

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

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