Synonyms for barrenness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bar-uhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbær ən

Top 10 synonyms for barrenness Other synonyms for the word barrenness

Définition of barrenness

Origin :
  • late 14c., literal; mid-14c., figurative (of spiritual emptiness), from barren + -ness.
  • noun sterility
  • noun desolateness
Example sentences :
  • The barrenness of the Causses arises, as will be seen, from natural causes.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Nature seemed to try to conceal the barrenness of the spot with beauty.
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
  • Directly ahead was a land of desolation, radiant in its barrenness.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • We are struck with the aspect of barrenness caused by the absence of vegetation.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • You will love it through all its barrenness, and never part with it.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • Then upon the earth did there come dearth and drought and barrenness.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Myths » by Jean Lang
  • Whatever may be our experience of failure and barrenness, He is never defeated.
  • Extract from : « The Calvary Road » by Roy Hession
  • My love of good is damned to barrenness; it may, and let it be!
  • Extract from : « Stories By English Authors: Germany » by Various
  • Not a solitary vestige of anything green was there to enliven the barrenness.
  • Extract from : « Culm Rock » by Glance Gaylord
  • The house was barrenness itself—no shades, no curtains, no decorations of any kind.
  • Extract from : « The New Education » by Scott Nearing

Antonyms for barrenness

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