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noun
The characteristic of being unproductive; lack of productiveness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of lacking the power to produce
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: productiveness
Broader terms: fruitlessness, aridity, barrenness
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Latin prōdūcō Latin -īvus Late Latin prōductīvusbor. English productive English unproductive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unproductiveness From unproductive + -ness.
Across languages
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