barrenness

noun

barrenness

noun

Etymology From Middle English bareynnesse; equivalent to barren + -ness.

1

Usually The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life.

‘She has come with a garment of sorrow and barrenness; she will return with a garment of twins.’2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 257:

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