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barrenness

🇬🇧 UK🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The state of being unable to produce crops, vegetation, or offspring; infertility.

贫瘠;不育;荒芜

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
barbar, barrier, stick
+
rensuffix
+
nessstate, quality
=barrenness

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The barrenness of the moon's surface fascinated astronomers for centuries.

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