Synonyms for barrenness
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Noun
1. Sterility
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life.
Forms
- Plural
- barrennesses → sterilities, aridities, infertilities, infecundities…
Example sentences
- infertility Female hormone imbalance is a major cause of infertility.
- aridity Rain is more desirable than aridity.
- desolation The desolation left in his wake is staggering.
- penury Can Tebboune lead Algeria from penury to prosperity?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| barrenness | steady | |
| infertility | rising | |
| sterility | falling | |
| aridity | falling | |
| infecundity | falling | |
| desolation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- penury3
- 7 letters
- aridity
- 9 letters
- sterility4
- 10 letters
- desolation4
- 11 letters
- infertility5, infecundity
- 13 letters
- fruitlessness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (penury3 = 3 syllables).