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barrenness

noun as in sterility

noun as in desolateness

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Not less so is the barrenness of this country, which was formerly and usually the last resource.

These two things shall come upon thee suddenly in one day, barrenness and widowhood.

The children of thy barrenness shall still say in thy ears: The place is too strait for me, make me room to dwell in.

Her barrenness gave reason to fear a divorce in case her husband should ascend the throne.

Only here and there, separated by vast intervals of barrenness, could be seen minute streaks of verdure.

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On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to barrenness, such as: childlessness, fruitlessness, impotence, infertility, unproductiveness, and infecundity.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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