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   Bar·ren

   /ˈberən/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation: "the plains of Kyrenia were barren" Similar unproductiveinfertileunfruitfulsterileariddesertwastedesolateuncultivatableimpoverishedOpposite fertileproductive
   • ▪ (of a tree or plant) not producing fruit or seed: "the barren fig tree"
   • ▪ showing no results or achievements; unproductive: "much of philosophy has been barren"
   • ▪ (of a woman) unable to have children. archaic Similar infertilesterilechildlesstechnical:infecundOpposite fertile
   • ▪ (of a female animal) not pregnant or unable to become so.
   • 2. (of a place or building) bleak and lifeless: "the sports hall turned out to be a rather barren concrete building"
   • ▪ empty of meaning or value: "those young heads were stuffed with barren facts" Similar pointlessfutileworthlessprofitlessvaluelessunrewardingpurposelessuselessvainaimlessuninterestingboringdulldrabdryaridflatlifelessuninspiringunstimulatingstaleprosaichollowemptyvacuousvapidOpposite stimulatingfruitful
   • ▪ devoid of: "the room was barren of furniture"

   noun

   • 1. a barren tract or tracts of land: North American "crossing the barrens was no easy feat"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French barhaine, of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. barrenly adverb
   • 2. barrenness noun

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   • barren. adjective. 1. desolate, empty, desert, bare, waste the Tibetan landscape of the high barren mountains. 2. unproductive, dry, useless, sterile, fruitless, arid, unprofitable, unfruitful, unprolific He also wants to use water to irrigate barren desert land.

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   • barren, waste, wasteland adjective. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation. "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert". bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark adjective. providing no shelter or sustenance.

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   • What does Barren mean? Barren as a boys' name means "young warrior". Barren is a version of Baron (Old German, Old English): a title of nobility. Barren Foster (B.F.), ..

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   • The definition of barren is something or someone who is not productive or fruitful, or a place with few or no plants. An example of a barren tree is a tree that makes no fruit. An example of barren is a desert where few things grow. Lacking in liveliness or interest. A barren routine.

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   Drive through a forest that's just been destroyed by a fire, and you'll get an idea of what barren means — stripped of vegetation and devoid of life. Not to be confused with a baron, a kind of nobleman, barren is often used to describe an area of land that lacks any signs of life.

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   adj. 1. a. Not producing or incapable of producing offspring. Used of female animals. b. Often Offensive Not producing or incapable of producing offspring. Used of women. 2. Not producing or incapable of producing fruit: barren trees. 3. Lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation: barren tundra. 4.

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    2 days ago · 1. incapable of producing offspring, seed, or fruit; sterile. a barren tree. 2. unable to support the growth of crops, etc; unproductive; bare. barren land. 3. lacking in stimulation or ideas; dull. a rather barren play.