1. The quality or state of being barren; inability to produce offspring or vegetation.
Usage: Plural form of barrenness; Often used in formal or literary contexts
2. Lack of interest, substance, or meaningful content; emptiness or dullness.
Usage: Figurative use

Examples

• The barrennesses of the desert landscape stretched for miles in every direction.
• Her writing was criticized for its intellectual barrennesses and lack of depth.
• The barrennesses of certain soils made farming impossible in those regions.
• He spoke of the emotional barrennesses that characterized his childhood.
• The barrennesses of the rocky terrain offered little hope for vegetation.
• Critics pointed to the barrennesses of the film's plot and character development.