Barrenness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children

the quality of yielding nothing of value

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹaʊzəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌaɹɐkˈaŋɡəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌaɹɐkˈaŋɡəɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹaʊzəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aridity fruitlessness

Antonyms

fruitfulness

Word Forms

barren	adjective	not bearing offspring
fruitless	adjective	unproductive of success

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unfruchtbarkeit

der Zustand (normalerweise einer Frau), keine Kinder zu haben oder nicht in der Lage zu sein, Kinder zu bekommen

🇫🇷French

stérilité

l'état (généralement d'une femme) de ne pas avoir d'enfants ou de ne pas pouvoir en avoir

🇪🇸Spanish

esterilidad

el estado (generalmente de una mujer) de no tener hijos o no poder tener hijos

🇮🇹Italian

sterilità

lo stato (di solito di una donna) di non avere figli o di non poterne avere

🇳🇱Dutch

onvruchtbaarheid

de toestand (meestal van een vrouw) waarin hij geen kinderen heeft of geen kinderen kan krijgen

🇵🇹Portuguese

esterilidade

o estado (geralmente de uma mulher) de não ter filhos ou de ser incapaz de ter filhos

🇷🇺Russian

бесплодие

состояние (обычно женщины) отсутствия детей или неспособности иметь детей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दरिद्रता

कोई संतान न होने या संतान पैदा करने में असमर्थ होने की अवस्था (आमतौर पर एक महिला की)।

🇧🇩Bengali

বন্ধ্যাত্ব

কোন সন্তান না থাকা বা সন্তান ধারণ করতে অক্ষম হওয়ার অবস্থা (সাধারণত একজন মহিলার)

🇮🇳Tamil

மலட்டுத்தன்மை

குழந்தை இல்லாத நிலை (பொதுவாக ஒரு பெண்ணின்) அல்லது குழந்தைகளைப் பெற முடியாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

బంజరుత్వం

పిల్లలు లేని స్థితి (సాధారణంగా ఒక మహిళ) లేదా పిల్లలను కనలేని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

वांझपणा

मुले नसल्याची किंवा मुले होऊ न शकण्याची अवस्था (सहसा स्त्रीची).

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉજ્જડતા

સંતાન ન હોવાની અથવા સંતાન પ્રાપ્ત કરવામાં અસમર્થ હોવાની સ્થિતિ (સામાન્ય રીતે સ્ત્રીની).

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಂಜೆತನ

ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಲ್ಲದ ಅಥವಾ ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വന്ധ്യത

കുട്ടികളില്ലാത്ത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കുട്ടികളുണ്ടാകാൻ കഴിയാത്ത അവസ്ഥ (സാധാരണയായി ഒരു സ്ത്രീയുടെ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਂਝਪਨ

ਬੱਚੇ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਬੱਚੇ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਮਰੱਥ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਔਰਤ ਦੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

بانجھ پن

بچے نہ ہونے یا بچے پیدا کرنے سے قاصر ہونے کی حالت (عام طور پر عورت کی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不育

（通常是女性）没有孩子或无法生育的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

不毛

子供がいない、または子供を産むことができない状態（通常は女性）

🇰🇷Korean

불모

(보통 여성의) 아이가 없거나 아이를 가질 수 없는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khô khan

tình trạng (thường là của phụ nữ) không có con hoặc không thể có con

🇹🇭Thai

ความแห้งแล้ง

ภาวะ (โดยปกติจะเป็นผู้หญิง) ที่ไม่มีบุตรหรือไม่สามารถมีลูกได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemandulan

keadaan (biasanya perempuan) tidak mempunyai anak atau tidak mampu mempunyai anak

🇵🇭Filipino

baog

ang estado (kadalasan ng isang babae) ng walang anak o hindi makapag-anak

🇲🇾Malay

kemandulan

keadaan (biasanya wanita) tidak mempunyai anak atau tidak dapat mempunyai anak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العقم

حالة (عادة المرأة) لعدم إنجاب الأطفال أو عدم القدرة على إنجاب الأطفال

🇮🇷Persian

عقیمی

حالت (معمولاً یک زن) بدون فرزند یا عدم توانایی بچه دار شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

kısırlık

(genellikle bir kadının) çocuğu olmaması veya çocuk sahibi olamama durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲקָרוּת

המצב (בדרך כלל של אישה) של אין ילדים או אי יכולת להביא ילדים

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