barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
Inglés
~ 4800
Acepciones
0 acepciones
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
Patrón de uso:
[land/soil/area] is barren
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
Sinónimos
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
Antónimos
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
Colocaciones
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
Temas
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- 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.
Patrón de uso:
[someone] is barren
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
Sinónimos
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
Antónimos
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
Colocaciones
barren woman
|born barren
Temas
health
|family
|animals
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- 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.
Patrón de uso:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
Error frecuente:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
Sinónimos
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
Antónimos
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
Colocaciones
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
Temas
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
barren
AFI
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
Sílabas y acento
bar - ren (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Formas de la palabra
Adjective
- Base: barren
Familia de palabras
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
Expresiones
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
Ejemplos
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.