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unfruitfulness

/ʌnfɹˈutfəlnəs/ noun

the state or property of being unfruitful; fruitlessness, barrenness

Word Origin 'Fruitful' from 'fruit' (from Latin fructus 'enjoyment, produce') + -ful (full of). Un- negates it, and -ness makes it a noun, so unfruitfulness is literally 'the state of not being full of fruit.' The root fructus also gives 'fruitless,' 'fruitage,' and 'fruition' (enjoyment). The PIE root *bhrug- 'to enjoy, use' also gives 'brook' (to enjoy, tolerate) and 'frugal' (economical, enjoying sparingly).

noun the state or property of being unfruitful; fruitlessness, barrenness countable

The unfruitfulness of the land forced the farmers to abandon their crops.

(名词) 不育；不结果；贫瘠；不毛 【不育性】

土地的不肥沃迫使农民放弃了他们的庄稼。

(sustantivo) el estado o la propiedad de ser infructuoso; esterilidad, infecundidad

La esterilidad de la tierra obligó a los agricultores a abandonar sus cultivos.

(nom) stérilité; infertilité; aridité; infécondité; vanité [Le fait d'être infructueux ou stérile ; absence de productivité ou de résultat.]

L'unfruitfulness des terres a forcé les agriculteurs à abandonner leurs cultures.

(Substantiv) Unfruchtbarkeit; Ertragslosigkeit; Fruchtlosigkeit [der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, keine Früchte zu tragen; Unfruchtbarkeit oder Ertragslosigkeit.]

Die **unfruitfulness** des Landes zwang die Bauern, ihre Felder aufzugeben.

(名詞) 実りがないこと。むなしい状態、または不毛であること。

土地の不毛により、農民たちは作物の栽培を断念せざるを得なかった。

(substantivo) infrutuosidade; esterilidade; improdutividade; inutilidade; aridez [o estado ou propriedade de ser infrutífero; improdutividade, esterilidade.]

A improdutividade da terra forçou os agricultores a abandonarem suas plantações.

Synonyms: barrenness infertility sterility childlessness infecundity aridity desolation emptiness Antonyms: fruitfulness fertility fecundity productivity
Word parts: un + fruit + ful + ness

Related words

fruitage

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