barrenness
noun
- dearth/scarcity/famine (unproductiveness/sterility of the earth)
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From Middle English bareynnesse; equivalent to barren + -ness.
- The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life.
“‘She has come with a garment of sorrow and barrenness; she will return with a garment of twins.’”