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- Dictionarybarren/ˈbarən/
adjective
- 1. (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation: "the plains of Kyrenia were barren" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a place or building) bleak and lifeless: "the sports hall turned out to be a rather barren concrete building"
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"
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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.
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. : producing inferior crops.
Barren definition: not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile. See examples of BARREN used in a sentence.
BARREN meaning: 1. unable to produce plants or fruit: 2. unable to have children or young animals 3. not creating…. Learn more.
3 days ago · If you describe a room or a place as barren, you do not like it because it has almost no furniture or other objects in it. [written, disapproval] The room was austere, nearly barren of furniture or decoration. [+ of] Six stale loaves of brown bread formed a dark blot on the otherwise barren shelves.
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.
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.
