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unproductiveness

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un·pro·duc·tive  (npr-dktv)
adj.
1. Not productive; idle.
2. Economics Adding nothing to exchangeable value.
unpro·ductive·ly adv.
unpro·ductive·ness n.
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Noun1.unproductiveness - the quality of lacking the power to produceunproductiveness - the quality of lacking the power to produce
aridity, barrenness, fruitlessness - the quality of yielding nothing of value
productiveness, productivity - the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
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