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Noun: barrenness
  1. The state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
     
  2. The quality of yielding nothing of value
    - fruitlessness, aridity

Derived forms: barrennesses

See also: barren

Type of: infertility, quality, sterility

Encyclopedia: Barrenness

Nearest

barreled
barrelfish
barrelful
barrelhead
barrelhouse
barrelled
barrels
barrel-shaped
barren
barren ground caribou
barrenness
barrenwort
barrette
barretter
barricade
barricaded
barricado
Barrie
barrier
barrier island
barrier reef