barrenness

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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a condition yielding nothing of value [n] the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children

	Synonyms:	aridity, fruitlessness

	Antonyms:	fecundity, fruitfulness

	See Also:	infertility, poorness, quality, sterility, unproductiveness

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Bar"ren*ness\, n. The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness. A total barrenness of invention. --Dryden.