इंग्रजी

barren

gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1 इंग्रजी
~ 4800
अर्थ
० अर्थ
adjective B1 property
1

Unable to produce vegetation

Not able to grow plants or crops.

वापर नमुना: [land/soil/area] is barren
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
समानार्थी शब्द
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
सहप्रयोग
barren land |barren soil |barren desert |barren landscape
विषय
nature |agriculture |environment
उदाहरणे
  • 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • 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.

वापर नमुना: [someone] is barren
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
समानार्थी शब्द
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
सहप्रयोग
barren woman |born barren
विषय
health |family |animals
उदाहरणे
  • 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • 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.

वापर नमुना: [period/effort/discussion] is barren
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
समानार्थी शब्द
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
सहप्रयोग
barren effort |barren discussion |barren years
विषय
emotions |work |core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
  • 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
  • He had a barren time with no work.
  • The search was barren and found nothing.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
bar - ren (२ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
शब्दरूपे
Adjective
  • Base: barren
संबंधित शब्द
Core family
barrenness noun
Related words
infertile adjective infertility noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly adverb
वाक्प्रचार

barren of

1
/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase

Completely lacking something

Having none of a particular thing.

उदाहरणे
  • The report was barren of new information.
  • His speech was barren of emotion.

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