barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 4800
Maana
maana 0
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[land/soil/area] is barren
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
Visawe
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
Vinyume
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
Mada
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] is barren
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
Visawe
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
Vinyume
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
barren woman
|born barren
Mada
health
|family
|animals
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
Visawe
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
Vinyume
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
Mada
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
Silabi na mkazo
bar - ren (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Maumbo ya neno
Adjective
- Base: barren
Familia ya neno
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
Semi
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
Mifano
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.