barrenness

Noun

Meaning

The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

aridity fruitlessness vacuum poverty drought famine deficiency void arid infertility futility sterilization emptiness dryness ineffectiveness
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Antonyms

comprehensiveness amplitude abundance completeness foliage plethora
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Hypernyms

quality infertility sterility

Hyponyms

poorness unproductiveness

Examples

Beware 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

Close letter words and terms

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