barren

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adjective

bar·ren ˈber-ən How to pronounce barren (audio)

ˈba-rən

: not reproducing: such as

: incapable of producing offspring

—used especially of females or matings

barren women

: not yet or not recently pregnant

of plants : habitually failing to fruit

barren apple trees

: not productive: such as

: producing little or no vegetation : desolate

barren deserts

: producing inferior crops

barren soil

: unproductive of results or gain : fruitless

a barren scheme

: devoid, lacking

—used with of

barren of excitement

: lacking interest or charm

a barren routine

: lacking inspiration or ideas

a barren mind

barrenly adverb

barrenness

ˈber-ə(n)-nəs How to pronounce barren (audio)

ˈba-rə(n)-

noun

barren

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noun

barrens plural, geography : an extent of usually level land having an inferior growth of trees or little vegetation

: a tract of barren land

Example Sentences

Adjective Few creatures can thrive on these barren mountaintops. The book was good, but I found the barren lives of the characters depressing. Noun lived out in the barrens where it was impossible to grow anything

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Xbox is in deep trouble, we are told, because the Xbox release landscape is now so barren compared to Sony’s 2022.

Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 May 2022 Some quick notes: Come ready to play, as motion-capture stages can be barren.

Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Roughly two weeks into the 2022 edition of NBA free agency, the market is already barren.

Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 12 July 2022 The parking lot was barren, as if nothing had happened.

Kyle Casey Chu, Vogue, 1 July 2022 The site where the Champlain Towers South condominium once stood in Surfside has been barren for the better part of a year.

Natalia Galicza, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2022 Over the past four years, the roadster has traveled nearly 2 billion miles and completed about 2.6 loops around the sun, mostly through a barren, empty vacuum, according to the website.

Jackie Wattles, CNN, 8 Feb. 2022 For years, the space was barren, décor-wise—mattress on the ground, no table.

Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021 Meanwhile, some supermarkets have barren shelves due to the farmers also targeting distribution centers earlier this month.

Fox News, 10 July 2022 See More

单词	barrens
释义	barren 1 of 2 adjective bar·ren ˈber-ən ˈba-rən 1 : not reproducing: such as a : incapable of producing offspring —used especially of females or matings barren women b : 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 b : producing inferior crops barren soil c : unproductive of results or gain : fruitless a barren scheme 3 : devoid, lacking —used with of barren of excitement 4 : lacking interest or charm a barren routine 5 : lacking inspiration or ideas a barren mind barrenly adverb barrenness ˈber-ə(n)-nəs ˈba-rə(n)- noun barren 2 of 2 noun 1 barrens plural, geography : an extent of usually level land having an inferior growth of trees or little vegetation 2 : a tract of barren land Synonyms Adjective bony boney dead desolate hardscrabble impoverished infertile poor stark unfertile unproductive waste Noun desert desolation heath no-man's-land waste wasteland See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective Few creatures can thrive on these barren mountaintops. The book was good, but I found the barren lives of the characters depressing. Noun lived out in the barrens where it was impossible to grow anything Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Xbox is in deep trouble, we are told, because the Xbox release landscape is now so barren compared to Sony’s 2022. Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 May 2022 Some quick notes: Come ready to play, as motion-capture stages can be barren. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Roughly two weeks into the 2022 edition of NBA free agency, the market is already barren. Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 12 July 2022 The parking lot was barren, as if nothing had happened. Kyle Casey Chu, Vogue, 1 July 2022 The site where the Champlain Towers South condominium once stood in Surfside has been barren for the better part of a year. Natalia Galicza, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2022 Over the past four years, the roadster has traveled nearly 2 billion miles and completed about 2.6 loops around the sun, mostly through a barren, empty vacuum, according to the website. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 8 Feb. 2022 For years, the space was barren, décor-wise—mattress on the ground, no table. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021 Meanwhile, some supermarkets have barren shelves due to the farmers also targeting distribution centers earlier this month. Fox News, 10 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English bareine, from Anglo-French barain, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Welsh brynar fallow land Noun noun derivative of barren entry 1 First Known Use Adjective 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing barren barren of barren of Kids Definition barren adjective bar·ren ˈber-ən 1 : unable to produce seed, fruit, or young barren plants 2 : growing only poor or few plants barren soil Medical Definition barren adjective bar·ren ˈbar-ən : incapable of producing offspring —used especially of females or matings barrens noun plural of barren as in deserts land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops lived out in the barrens where it was impossible to grow anything Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance deserts wastelands wildernesses heaths wastes wilds badlands bushes desolations no-man's-lands brushes outdoors dust bowls natures
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barren

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