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   barren

   /ˈbarən/

   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: "he scored yesterday to end his barren spell"
   • ▪ (of a woman) infertile. 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: "your life will be barren" Similar pointlessfutileworthlessprofitlessvaluelessunrewardingpurposelessuselessvainaimlessuninterestingboringdulldrabdryaridflatlifelessuninspiringunstimulatingstaleprosaichollowemptyvacuousvapidOpposite stimulatingfruitful
   • ▪ devoid of: "the room was barren of furniture"

   noun

   • 1. a barren tract or tracts of land: North American "the Newfoundland barrens"
   • 2. a group or drove of mules: rare "the Greeks were seen to drive a barren of mules"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. barrenly adverb
   • 2. barrenness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   BARREN definition: 1. unable to produce plants or fruit: 2. unable to have children or young animals 3. not creating…. Learn more.

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   barren - an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBARREN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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. As the leaves of autumn wither and fall, so has my own life become barren.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › barren_adjbarren, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   What does the word barren mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word barren, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. barren has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

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   BARREN meaning: 1. unable to produce plants or fruit: 2. unable to have children or young animals 3. not creating…. Learn more.

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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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBARREN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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   BARREN definition: 1. Land that is barren does not produce crops. 2. A woman who is barren cannot have children.. Learn more.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBARREN - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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    A complete guide to the word "BARREN": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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    BARREN meaning: 1 : having very few plants not suitable for plants; 2 : not producing fruit or not able to produce fruit