barrenness
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English bareynnesse; equivalent to barren + -ness.
Noun edit
barrenness (usually uncountable, plural barrennesses)
- The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life.
- 2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 257:
- ‘She has come with a garment of sorrow and barrenness; she will return with a garment of twins.’
Translations edit
barren; not supporting life
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