barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 4800
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[land/soil/area] is barren
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
Συνώνυμα
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
Θέματα
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is barren
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
Συνώνυμα
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
Αντώνυμα
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
barren woman
|born barren
Θέματα
health
|family
|animals
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
Συνώνυμα
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
Αντώνυμα
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
Θέματα
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
bar - ren (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: barren
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
Εκφράσεις
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
Παραδείγματα
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.