barren

/ˈbæɹən/

noun

  1. 1

    An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.

    “The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit.”

adjective

  1. 1

    Unable to bear children; sterile.

    “I silently wept as my daughter's husband rejected her. What would she do now that she was no longer a maiden but also barren?”
  2. 2

    Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation.

  3. 3

    Bleak.

  4. 4

    Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.

  5. 5

    Mentally dull; stupid.

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