barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
Angličtina
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adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
Vzorec užití:
[land/soil/area] is barren
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
Synonyma
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
Antonyma
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
Kolokace
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
Témata
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Příklady
- 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.
Učební příklady
- 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.
Vzorec užití:
[someone] is barren
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
Synonyma
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
Antonyma
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
Kolokace
barren woman
|born barren
Témata
health
|family
|animals
Příklady
- 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.
Učební příklady
- 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.
Vzorec užití:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
Častá chyba:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
Synonyma
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
Antonyma
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
Kolokace
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
Témata
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- 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.
Učební příklady
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
Slabiky a přízvuk
bar - ren (2 slabiky)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Tvary slova
Adjective
- Base: barren
Příbuzná slova
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
Výrazy
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
Příklady
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.