barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
Angielski
~ 4800
Znaczenia
0 znaczeń
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
Schemat użycia:
[land/soil/area] is barren
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
Synonimy
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
Antonimy
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
Kolokacje
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
Tematy
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Schemat użycia:
[someone] is barren
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
Synonimy
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
Antonimy
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
Kolokacje
barren woman
|born barren
Tematy
health
|family
|animals
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Schemat użycia:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
Częsty błąd:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
Synonimy
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
Antonimy
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
Kolokacje
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
Tematy
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
Sylaby i akcent
bar - ren (2 sylaby)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Formy wyrazu
Adjective
- Base: barren
Rodzina wyrazów
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
Wyrażenia
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
Przykłady
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.