barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
Inglese
~ 4800
Accezioni
0 accezioni
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
Schema d'uso:
[land/soil/area] is barren
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
Sinonimi
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
Contrari
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
Collocazioni
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
Temi
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi per chi studia
- 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.
Schema d'uso:
[someone] is barren
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
Sinonimi
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
Contrari
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
Collocazioni
barren woman
|born barren
Temi
health
|family
|animals
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi per chi studia
- 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.
Schema d'uso:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
Errore comune:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
Sinonimi
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
Contrari
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
Collocazioni
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
Temi
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi per chi studia
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
Grammatica
Forma base
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
Sillabe e accento
bar - ren (2 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Forme flesse
Adjective
- Base: barren
Famiglia di parole
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
Espressioni
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
Esempi
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.