Extreme and general scarcity of food, in a town, country, etc.; an instance of this, a period of extreme and general dearth.

= barrenness, n.

Deficiency, dearth, scarcity; smallness of amount. Also: want of or deficiency in or of some property, ingredient, etc.; the condition of being…

The quality or condition of being infertile; unfruitfulness, unproductiveness, barrenness.

The fact of not producing something or of not being produced; lack of production.

The fact or condition of not being productive.

(un-, prefix1 affix 6; cf. unfructuous, adj.)

an absence of increase (in population, economic activity or value, etc.); cf. negative growth n. at negative, adj. adv.2int. compounds.