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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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   What does barren mean?

   • The coast is sandy, and from M. Peron's description, barren and unprofitable. After a barren discussion she held out her hand, large and generous like herself. Barren definition: not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile. See examples of BARREN used in a sentence.

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   What does a barren spell mean?

   • If you describe something such as an activity or a period of your life as barren, you mean that you achieve no success during it or that it has no useful results. ...the player, who ended a 14-month barren spell by winning the Tokyo event in October.

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   What does barren land mean?

   • Barren land consists of soil that is so poor that plants cannot grow in it. He also wants to use the water to irrigate barren desert land. If you describe something such as an activity or a period of your life as barren, you mean that you achieve no success during it or that it has no useful results.

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   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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