barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
אנגלית
~ 4800
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
תבנית שימוש:
[land/soil/area] is barren
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
מילים נרדפות
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
הפכים
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
צירופים
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
נושאים
nature
|agriculture
|environment
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] is barren
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
מילים נרדפות
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
הפכים
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
צירופים
barren woman
|born barren
נושאים
health
|family
|animals
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
תבנית שימוש:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
מילים נרדפות
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
הפכים
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
צירופים
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
נושאים
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
הברות והטעמה
bar - ren (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: barren
משפחת מילים
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
ביטויים
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
דוגמאות
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.