barren
adjective/ˈbærən/
/ˈbærən/
- (of land or soil) not good enough for plants to grow on it
- a barren desert
- a barren landscape (= one that is empty, with few plants)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- become
- …
- completely
- almost
- fairly
- …
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- (of plants or trees) not producing fruit or seeds synonym infertileOxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
- appear
- be
- become
- …
- completely
- almost
- fairly
- …
- (old use) (of a woman) not able to have babies synonym infertileOxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
- appear
- be
- become
- …
- completely
- almost
- fairly
- …
- (formal) (of a female animal) not able to produce young animals synonym infertile
- [usually before noun] not producing anything useful or successful
- The team will come through this barren patch and start to win again.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French barhaine, of unknown origin.
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