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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


Synonymsaridity, fruitlessness


Broader (hypernym)quality


Narrower (hyponym)poorness, unproductiveness


Antonymsfruitfulness, fecundity









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