Antonyms of noun fruitfulness

1 of 2 senses of fruitfulness

Sense 1
fruitfulness, fecundity -- (the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth)
       Antonym of fruitlessness (Sense 2)
      => fruitlessness, aridity, barrenness -- (the quality of yielding nothing of value)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fruitfulness

2 senses of fruitfulness

Sense 1
fruitfulness, fecundity -- (the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth)
       => quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)

Sense 2
fecundity, fruitfulness -- (the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination)
       => creativity, creativeness, creative thinking -- (the ability to create)