barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
Inggris
~ 4800
Makna
0 makna
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
Pola penggunaan:
[land/soil/area] is barren
Kesalahan umum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
Sinonim
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
Antonim
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
Kolokasi
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
Tema
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
- 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.
Pola penggunaan:
[someone] is barren
Kesalahan umum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
Sinonim
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
Antonim
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
Kolokasi
barren woman
|born barren
Tema
health
|family
|animals
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
- 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.
Pola penggunaan:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
Kesalahan umum:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
Sinonim
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
Antonim
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
Kolokasi
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
Tema
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
Tata bahasa
Bentuk kamus
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
Suku kata & tekanan
bar - ren (2 suku kata)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Bentuk kata
Adjective
- Base: barren
Kata terkait
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
Ungkapan
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
Contoh
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.