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barrenness
" When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over."
George Carey

Meaning of "barrenness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BARRENNESS

ˈbærənnɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BARRENNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Barrenness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BARRENNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Infertility

Infertility is fundamentally the inability to conceive offspring. Infertility also refers to the state of a woman who is unable to carry a pregnancy to full term. There are many biological causes of infertility, including some that medical intervention can treat. Infertility has increased by 4 percent since the 1980s, mostly from problems with fecundity due to an increase in age. About 40 percent of the issues involved with infertility are due to the man, another 40 percent due to the woman, and 20 percent result from complications with both partners. Women who are fertile experience a natural period of fertility before and during ovulation, and they are naturally infertile during the rest of the menstrual cycle. Fertility awareness methods are used to discern when these changes occur by tracking changes in cervical mucus or basal body temperature.

Definition of barrenness in the English dictionary

The definition of barrenness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being devoid of interest. Other definition of barrenness is the quality or state of being incapable of producing offspring.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BARRENNESS

commonness · evenness · fineness · genuineness · greenness · leanness · meanness · oneness · openness · outspokenness · plainness · proneness · rottenness · sternness · stubbornness · suddenness · sullenness · thinness · unevenness · wantonness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BARRENNESS

barrel-shaped · barrelage · barrelful · barrelhead · barrelhouse · barrelled · barrelling · barren · Barren Grounds · Barren Lands · barren strawberry · barrenly · barrens · barrenwort · barret · barretor · barretrous · barretrously · barretry · barrette

WORDS THAT END LIKE BARRENNESS

betweenness · brazenness · brokenness · brownness · business · drunkenness · dunness · foreignness · givenness · goldenness · Guinness · hiddenness · humanness · keenness · McGuinness · oftenness · soddenness · tyranness · uncertainness · uncleanness · vainness

Synonyms and antonyms of barrenness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «barrenness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BARRENNESS

Find out the translation of barrenness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of barrenness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «barrenness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

不孕症
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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esterilidad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

barrenness
510 millions of speakers
hi

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दरिद्रता
380 millions of speakers
ar

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العقم
280 millions of speakers
ru

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бесплодие
278 millions of speakers
pt

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esterilidade
270 millions of speakers
bn

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অনুর্বরতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

stérilité
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Barrenness
190 millions of speakers
de

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Unfruchtbarkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

不毛
130 millions of speakers
ko

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불임
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Barrenness
85 millions of speakers
vi

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khô khan
80 millions of speakers
ta

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மலட்டுத்தன்மையின்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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नापीकपणा
75 millions of speakers
tr

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kısırlık
70 millions of speakers
it

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sterilità
65 millions of speakers
pl

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bezpłodność
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

безплідність
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

ariditate
30 millions of speakers
el

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στειρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onvrugbaarheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

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ofruktsamhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ufruktbarhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of barrenness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BARRENNESS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about barrenness

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2 QUOTES WITH «BARRENNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word barrenness.
1
George Carey
When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over.
2
Socrates
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BARRENNESS»

Discover the use of barrenness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to barrenness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Spiritual Barrenness That Leads to Spiritual Fruitfulness
This book will help you understand, as Hannah did, that God’s path to spiritual fruitfulness is preceded by discovering our own spiritual barrenness and weakness.
E. Truman Herring, 2012
2
From barrenness to fruitfulness
A thought-provoking resource to help with self-discovery and inner healing during the winter seasons of life, this book draws a parallel between biological barrenness and the barrenness that often occurs in churches and ministries, and ...
Frank Damazio, 1998
3
The Barrenness
This debut novel intrigues with an element of surprise that keeps the reader captivated until the very last page-a story about whether you can truly be fulfilled as a woman without being a mother.
Sonja Denise Lewis, 2011
4
Barrenness and Blessing: Abraham, Sarah, and the Journey of ...
Arrenness is likely to tell us more about the way God proceeds than about the human who feels trapped in various states of barrenness. If indeed barrenness represents the end of a future or a death of sorts, God, as we see in these narratives, ...
Hemchand Gossai, 2008
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Genesis
The Interface of Barrenness and Speech There is no doubt that in the construction of Genesis, a major break in the narrative is intended between 11:32 and 12:1. Indeed, it is perhaps the most important structural break in the Old Testament ...
Walter Brueggemann
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Substitutional Arrangement
Sampson's parents overcame barrenness by adopting a consecrated life recommended by the angel of God. They abstained from contact with unclean things as well as the fruit of the vine and strong drink. By offering her first son fully to God ...
Kenneth Walley, 2003
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And Rachel Stole the Idols: The Emergence of Modern Hebrew ...
mmiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiimii. Barrenness,. Babies,. and. Books. The. Barren. Woman. in. Hebrew. Women's. Writing. Feminist theorists note that the exclusion of women's writing from many of the traditional genres of literature is the result of  ...
Wendy Zierler, 2004
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Images of Illness in the Gospel of Luke: Insights of Ancient ...
In her study, she focuses on the motif of barrenness in Old Testament, Inter- Testamental and New Testament passages. However, she does not provide any insight into the medical understanding of barrenness.48 C. Janssen49 recently turned ...
Annette Weissenrieder, 2003
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Exposing and Overcoming the Spirit of Barrenness: Keys to a ...
Exposing and Overcoming the Spirit of Barrenness gives you all the tools, biblical support, and practical wisdom to break free from all that the devil throws at you to keep you from advancing in your job, your relationships, and especially ...
Glenn Arekion, 2012
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Ancient Israel: The Old Testament in Its Social Context
Barrenness. TRANCE. AS. A. PROTEST. STRATEGY. Dietmar. Neufeld. Taking the stories of Sarai and Hannah as his point of departure, Dietmar Neufeld considers the issue of a barren body as a social construct. He argues that the barren ...
Philip Francis Esler, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BARRENNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term barrenness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Spaces That Lie Between Us
A multi-level stage covered up its uneven barrenness and the light from a thousand candles distracted the guests away from other municipal ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
Agriculture Micronutrients Market – Global Industry Analysis and …
... the soil is losing its nutrient richness owing to increasing pollution, which is consequently leading to decreased productivity and barrenness. «Medgadget.com, Jul 15»
3
The True Face of Traditional Thinking II
... and insinuate that they are inferior in any way, and construct a panoply of cultural taboos around their barrenness, or widowhood, or right of ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
4
Where are you, Arab intellectuals?
Sadly, Al Qaida speaks to us from the darkness of caves and the Islamic State hails us from the barrenness of the desert. Few listen, but most of ... «Open Democracy, Jun 15»
5
Wails and Warnings
In the two juxtaposed works one spits smoke into unalloyed barrenness. It may also hint to a pre-industrial eco-system devoid of all atrocious ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
6
Barrenness, Hope in 'No More Plastic Balls'
The metaphors of hope, madness and barrenness pervade the collection, which somehow creates an overall atmosphere of despondency. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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Don't Be in Hurry to Opt for Fertility Treatment: Expert
Speaking on 'Pathophysiology of infertility -- navigating the barrenness', at the CME he said that nowadays patients are in a hurry to achieve ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
8
Bagaji: Neglected Town Of Politicians' Spiritualists
Ali said, those who came in cars paid relatively higher figures than those on foot while women who mostly came for cases of barrenness, paid ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jun 15»
9
Food Council looking to grow
If food deserts exists in the county, this organization wants to find them and replace the barrenness with wholesome foods. So far, the local ... «The Kansan, Jun 15»
10
Pope Francis Doesn't Get The Gospel
To say to anyone who knows the barrenness of his own heart, “You must do more—you must reach into your pockets for your faith to be true,” is ... «The Federalist, Jun 15»
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