1. barrenness(n = noun.state) - the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children;
is a kind of infertility, sterility
Derived form adjective barren2
2. barrenness(n = noun.attribute) aridity, fruitlessness - the quality of yielding nothing of value;
is a kind of quality
has particulars: poorness, unproductiveness
Derived form adjective barren1
The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness. [1913 Webster]
"A total barrenness of invention." [1913 Webster]