barren

Meaning of barren

noun
  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. 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. Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation.
  3. Bleak.
  4. Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.
  5. Mentally dull; stupid.

Information about barren

Hyphenation of barren

bar-ren

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • barren is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

barren synonyms

Meaning bare:

bare, bleak, desolate, stark

Meaning destitute:

destitute, devoid, innocent

Meaning waste:

waste, wasteland

Meaning :

sterile

barren antonyms

Meaning :

fertile, fruitful

Translation of barren

Words that rhyme with barren

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