bar•ren•ness
We found 5 definitions of barrenness from 4 different sources.
NounPlural: barrennesses |
||
barrenness - the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children | ||
infertility, sterility the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate | ||
barrenness - the quality of yielding nothing of value | ||
fruitlessness, aridity | ||
fruitfulness, fecundity the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth | ||
quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare | ||
poorness the quality of being poorly made or maintained; "she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography" |