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childlessness
[
chahyld
]
Main Entry:
barrenness
[
bar
-
uh
n
]
Show IPA
/
ˈbær
ən
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
sterility
Synonyms:
childlessness
, fruitlessness, impotence, infecundity, infertility, unfruitfulness, unproductiveness
Antonyms:
fecundity, fertility, fruitfulness
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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