Noun: barrenness ba-run-nus or ber-un-nus [N. Amer], ba-run-nus [Brit]
- The state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
"Her barrenness was a source of great sadness for the couple"
- The quality of yielding nothing of value
"The barrenness of the land forced the settlers to move on";
- fruitlessness, aridity
Type of: infertility, quality, sterility
Antonym: fecundity
Encyclopedia: Barrenness