Noun
The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBeware the barrenness of a busy life. Socrates
When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over. George Carey
There's a widespread cultural barrenness across art and political culture. But there are some pockets of resistance on the extreme margins, like the techno-savvy protest movements, small press, the creator-owned comics, that seem to be getting some signs of hope for the future. Alan Moore
Lightness, jesting, and joking, can only be indulged at the expense of barrenness of soul, and the loss of the favor of God. Ellen G. White
Impotence, stomach pains, barrenness, hernias, abscesses, epileptic seizures, and convulsions were all attributed to evil (or witchcraft). Source: Internet
However, Fennell, the leading British specialist on Ivan III, argues that his reign was also "a period of cultural depression and spiritual barrenness. Source: Internet