barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
الإنجليزية
~ 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
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
المرادفات
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
الأضداد
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
الموضوعات
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 للمتعلّمين
- 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
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
المرادفات
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
الأضداد
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
barren woman
|born barren
الموضوعات
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 للمتعلّمين
- 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
خطأ شائع:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
المرادفات
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
الأضداد
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
الموضوعات
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 للمتعلّمين
- 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
عائلة الكلمة
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
التعبيرات
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.