Bär'ren-ness, n.

n. 1. The quality of being barren; the quality of not producing, or of not being able to produce, its kind; incapability of having offspring; unproductiveness; sterility; unfruitfulness.

2. Want of matter, resources, supplies, or the like; scantiness; emptiness; destitution; incapacity. “A total barrenness of invention.” Bacon. “The barrenness of so poor a cause.” Hooker.
3. Defect of emotion, sensibility, or fervency. “A barrenness of devotion.” Bp. Taylor.