BARRENNESS

fruitlessness, aridity, barrenness

(noun) the quality of yielding nothing of value

barrenness

(noun) the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

barrenness (usually uncountable, plural barrennesses)

The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life.

Source: Wiktionary


Bar"ren*ness, n.

Definition: The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness. A total barrenness of invention. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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