| 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 | ||