English noun: barrenness | |||
1. | barrenness (state) the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children | ||
Broader (hypernym) | infertility, sterility | ||
2. | barrenness (attribute) the quality of yielding nothing of value | ||
Synonyms | aridity, fruitlessness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | poorness, unproductiveness | ||
Antonyms | fruitfulness, fecundity | ||