*wasteness*

n. 1. The quality or state of being waste; a desolate state or condition; desolation. [ 1913 Webster ]

A day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness. Zeph. i. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is waste; a desert; a waste. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Through woods and wasteness wide him daily sought. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]