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ˈba-rən. Synonyms of barren. 1. : not reproducing: such as. a. : incapable of producing offspringused especially of females or matings. barren women. : not yet or not recently pregnant. c. of plants : habitually failing to fruit. barren apple trees. 2. : not productive: such as. a. : producing little or no vegetation : desolate. barren deserts.
Barren definition: not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile. See examples of BARREN used in a sentence.
uk / ˈbær. ə n / us / ˈber. ə n / Add to word list. unable to produce plants or fruit: We drove through a barren, rocky landscape. formal. unable to have children or young animals. not creating or producing anything new: She became very depressed during the barren years when she was unable to paint. Compare. fertile (IMAGINATION)
Meaning of barren in English. barren. adjective. us / ˈber. ə n / uk / ˈbær. ə n / Add to word list. unable to produce plants or fruit: We drove through a barren, rocky landscape. formal. unable to have children or young animals. not creating or producing anything new: She became very depressed during the barren years when she was unable to paint.
Popular in Wordplay. Synonyms for BARREN: desolate, impoverished, bleak, poor, waste, unfertile, infertile, unproductive; Antonyms of BARREN: fertile, rich, productive, fruitful, lush, luxuriant, arable, green.
- Some common synonyms of barren are bald, bare, naked, and nude. While all these words mean "deprived of naturally or conventionally appropriate cov...
- The synonyms bald and barren are sometimes interchangeable, but bald implies actual or seeming absence of natural covering and may suggest a conspi...
- The words bare and barren are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, bare implies the removal of what is additional, superfluous, ornamen...
- While in some cases nearly identical to barren, naked suggests absence of protective or ornamental covering but may imply a state of nature, of des...
- The words nude and barren can be used in similar contexts, but nude applies especially to the unclothed human figure. // a nude model posing for ar...
Definitions of barren. adjective. completely wanting or lacking. “writing barren of insight” synonyms: destitute, devoid, free, innocent. nonexistent. not having existence or being or actuality. adjective. providing no shelter or sustenance. “ barren lands” synonyms: bare, bleak, desolate, stark. inhospitable. unfavorable to life or growth. noun.
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