إنجليزي

barren

gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1 إنجليزي
~ 4800
المعاني
0 معنى
adjective B1 property
1

Unable to produce vegetation

Not able to grow plants or crops.

نمط الاستخدام: [land/soil/area] is barren
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
مرادفات
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
أضداد
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
تراكيب شائعة
barren land |barren soil |barren desert |barren landscape
مواضيع
nature |agriculture |environment
أمثلة
  • The barren desert stretched for miles without a single tree.
  • Years of over-farming left the once-rich fields barren.
  • We drove through a barren landscape of rocks and dust.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • The land is barren and dry.
  • This soil is barren and cannot grow food.
  • We saw a barren desert on our trip.
adjective B2 property
2

Unable to conceive children

Not able to have children or babies.

نمط الاستخدام: [someone] is barren
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
مرادفات
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
أضداد
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
تراكيب شائعة
barren woman |born barren
مواضيع
health |family |animals
أمثلة
  • She felt deep sadness after learning she was barren.
  • In the past, being barren often carried social stigma.
  • The mare was found to be barren after several attempts to breed her.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • The woman is barren and cannot have children.
  • She learned she was barren after visiting the doctor.
  • The mare is barren and will not have foals.
adjective B2 property
3

Empty of value or interest

Not having anything useful or interesting.

نمط الاستخدام: [period/effort/discussion] is barren
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
مرادفات
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
أضداد
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
تراكيب شائعة
barren effort |barren discussion |barren years
مواضيع
emotions |work |core_vocabulary
أمثلة
  • It was a barren meeting with no new ideas.
  • The artist went through a barren period in his career.
  • Our search for clues proved completely barren.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
  • The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
  • He had a barren time with no work.
  • The search was barren and found nothing.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
المقاطع والنبر
bar - ren (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
  • Base: barren
عيلة الكلمة
Core family
barrenness noun
Related words
infertile adjective infertility noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly adverb
تعبيرات

barren of

1
/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase

Completely lacking something

Having none of a particular thing.

أمثلة
  • The report was barren of new information.
  • His speech was barren of emotion.

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