barren Synonyms

barren Meaning

Wordnet

barren (n)

an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

Wordnet

barren (s)

providing no shelter or sustenance

not bearing offspring

completely wanting or lacking

Webster

barren (a.)

Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.

Not producing vegetation, or useful vegetation; /rile.

Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.

Mentally dull; stupid.

Webster

barren (n.)

A tract of barren land.

Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees, but not timber; as, pine barrens; oak barrens. They are not necessarily sterile, and are often fertile.

barren Sentence Examples

  1. The barren landscape stretched out before them, devoid of any vegetation or life.
  2. The once-fertile fields had become barren due to years of neglect and drought.
  3. The windswept plains were a barren wasteland, with no sign of water or sustenance.
  4. The woman wandered through the barren desert, her thirst tormenting her.
  5. The barren hillsides offered no shelter or food for the weary travelers.
  6. The barren womb left the couple heartbroken and longing for a child.
  7. The barren island had no trees, no animals, and no sources of nourishment.
  8. The barren trees shivered in the winter wind, casting long and desolate shadows.
  9. The barren soil refused to yield any crops, leaving the farmers desperate.
  10. The professor's mind was a barren wasteland, devoid of inspiration and creativity.

FAQs About the word barren

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The barren landscape stretched out before them, devoid of any vegetation or life.

The once-fertile fields had become barren due to years of neglect and drought.

The windswept plains were a barren wasteland, with no sign of water or sustenance.

The woman wandered through the barren desert, her thirst tormenting her.