barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 4800
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[land/soil/area] is barren
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
nature
|agriculture
|environment
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[someone] is barren
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
barren woman
|born barren
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
health
|family
|animals
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
bar - ren (2 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Adjective
- Base: barren
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.