barren

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: barrel, barred, warren, darren, barre, barret, baren, barmen, barken, karren, barron

Antonyms: barrel, barred, warren, darren, barre, barret, baren, barmen, barken, karren, barron

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|of people and animals|not comparable}} Not [[bear]]ing [[children]], [[childless]]; hence also unable to bear children, [[sterile]].
2. {{lb|en|of plants|not comparable}} Not bearing [[seed]] or [[fruit]].
3. {{lb|en|of places}} Of poor [[fertility]], [[infertile]]; not producing [[vegetation]]; [[desert]], [[waste]].
4. {{lb|en|with {{m|en|of}}}} [[devoid|Devoid]], [[lack]]ing.
5. [[devoid|Devoid]] of [[interest]] or [[attraction]], [[poor]], [[bleak]].
6. [[unproductive|Unproductive]], [[fruitless]], [[unprofitable]]; [[empty]], [[hollow]], [[vain]].
7. [[mentally|Mentally]] dull or unproductive; [[stupid]] or [[intellectually]] [[fallow]].

Noun

1. An area of low [[fertility]] and habitation, a desolate place.
2. {{lb|en|usually|in the plural}} In particular, a usually [[elevated]] and [[flat]] [[expanse]] of [[land]] that only [[support]]s the [[growth]] of small trees and [[shrub]]s,<!-- {{lb|en|in|_|Newfoundland}}? --> and sometimes [[moss]]es or [[heather]]s, berries, and other [[marshy]] or [[moory]] vegetation, but little agriculture and few people.

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