BARRENNESS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word barrenness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BARRENNESS
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aridity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of yielding nothing of value • a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall) | ||||||||
bleakness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bleak and desolate atmosphere | ||||||||
dearth | nounn | |||||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||||
desolation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • a bleak and desolate atmosphere • sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned • an event that results in total destruction | ||||||||
emptiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of containing nothing • having an empty stomach • an empty area or space • the quality of being valueless or futile | ||||||||
infertility | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate | ||||||||
poverty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions | ||||||||
sterility | nounn | |||||||
noun • (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms • the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate | ||||||||
fruitlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of creative imagination • the quality of yielding nothing of value |