barrenness
noun /ˈbærənnəs/
  /ˈbærənnəs/
[uncountable]- the fact of land or soil not being good enough for plants to grow on it- the stony barrenness of the land
 
- the fact of plants or trees being unable to produce fruit or seeds synonym infertility- corn hybrids resistant to barrenness
 
- (old use) the fact that a woman is unable to have babies synonym infertility- his wife's barrenness
 
- (formal) the fact that a female animal is unable to produce young animals synonym infertility
- a lack of anything useful or valuable in something synonym emptiness- the barrenness of urban life