barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
Angol
~ 4800
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adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
Használati minta:
[land/soil/area] is barren
Gyakori hiba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
Szinonimák
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
Antonimák
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
Szókapcsolatok
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
Témák
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Példák
- 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.
Példák tanulóknak
- 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.
Használati minta:
[someone] is barren
Gyakori hiba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
Szinonimák
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
Antonimák
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
Szókapcsolatok
barren woman
|born barren
Témák
health
|family
|animals
Példák
- 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.
Példák tanulóknak
- 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.
Használati minta:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
Gyakori hiba:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
Szinonimák
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
Antonimák
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
Szókapcsolatok
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
Témák
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Példák
- 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.
Példák tanulóknak
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
Nyelvtan
Szótári alak
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
Szótagolás és hangsúly
bar - ren (2 szótag)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Szóalakok
Adjective
- Base: barren
Szócsalád
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
Kifejezések
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
Példák
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.