Definitions for fallowness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fal•lowˈfæl oʊ(adj.)
(of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
Category: Agriculture
not in use; inactive:
creative energies lying fallow.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(n.)land that has undergone plowing and harrowing and has been left unseeded for one or more growing seasons.
Category: Agriculture
(v.t.)to make (land) fallow for agricultural purposes.
Category: Agriculture
Origin of fallow:
1275–1325; ME falwe
fal′low•ness(n.)
fal•lowˈfæl oʊ(adj.)
pale yellow-brown.
Origin of fallow:
bef. 1000; ME, OE fealu
Wiktionary
fallowness(Noun)
The state or quality of being fallow.
Webster Dictionary
Fallowness(noun)
a well or opening, through the successive floors of a warehouse or manufactory, through which goods are raised or lowered
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