English dictionary
barren
adjectivePronunciation
ˈbæɹən
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- completely wanting or lacking
adjective
- not bearing offspring
adjective
- providing no shelter or sustenance
noun
- an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
Example sentences
writing barren of insight
young recruits destitute of experience
innocent of literary merit
the sentence was devoid of meaning
a barren woman
learned early in his marriage that he was sterile
bare rocky hills
barren lands
the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
the desolate surface of the moon
a stark landscape
the barrens of central Africa
the trackless wastes of the desert