barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
Engels
~ 4800
Betekenissen
0 betekenissen
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
Gebruikspatroon:
[land/soil/area] is barren
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
Synoniemen
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
Antoniemen
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
Woordcombinaties
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
Thema's
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- 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.
Gebruikspatroon:
[someone] is barren
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
Synoniemen
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
Antoniemen
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
Woordcombinaties
barren woman
|born barren
Thema's
health
|family
|animals
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- 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.
Gebruikspatroon:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
Synoniemen
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
Antoniemen
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
Woordcombinaties
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
Thema's
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- 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.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
bar - ren (2 lettergrepen)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Woordvormen
Adjective
- Base: barren
Woordfamilie
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
Uitdrukkingen
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
Voorbeelden
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.