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noun
The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of yielding nothing of value
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fruitlessness, aridity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quality
Narrower terms: poorness, unproductiveness
noun
the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sterility, infertility
History
From Middle English bareynnesse; equivalent to barren + -ness.
Across languages
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