infecundityn.
/ɪnfɪˈkʌndɪti/ Unfruitfulness; barrenness. literal and figurative.
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unkinda1200
barrenhoodc1380
barrennessa1382
geldheada1400
sterility1535
sterileness1558
unfruitfulness1565
infecundity1605
deadness1611
infertility1869
subfertility1917
1605 A. Willet Hexapla in Genesin 313 Shee grieued rather at her owne infecunditie or barrennesse.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 335 Diminished the number of the other by infecundity.
1818 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 18 30 What he calls the invincible infecundity of the Spaniards in epic poetry.
1823 J. Lingard Hist. Eng. VI. 250 The infecundity of Anne..had hitherto disappointed the king's most anxious wish to provide for the succession to the throne.
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