Barren Definition
bărən
barrens, barrener, barrenest
adjective
barrener, barrenest
That cannot produce offspring; sterile.
A barren woman.
Webster's New World
Not bearing or pregnant at the regular time.
Webster's New World
Not producing or incapable of producing fruit.
Barren trees.
American Heritage
Not producing crops or fruit; having little or no vegetation.
Barren soil.
Webster's New World
Lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation.
Barren tundra.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
A tract of unproductive land, often with a scrubby growth of trees.
American Heritage
An area of unproductive land.
Webster's New World
Land with poor soil and very few shrubs, trees, etc.
Webster's New World
An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.
The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- wilderness
- Often used in plural: badlands
- wasteland
- desert
- waste
- infertility
- infecundity
- sterility
- destitution
- desolation
- barrenness
Other Word Forms of Barren
Noun
Singular:
barren
Plural:
barrensAdjective
Base Form:
barren
Comparative:
barrener
Superlative:
barrenestOrigin of Barren
Middle English barreine from Old French brahaigne perhaps of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French baraigne (“sterile, barren”).
From Wiktionary
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