barren
gb/bˈɛɹən/ us/bˈɛɹən/
B1
Ingles
~ 4800
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
adjective
B1
property
1
Unable to produce vegetation
Not able to grow plants or crops.
Padron ng paggamit:
[land/soil/area] is barren
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. 'Bare' means without covering, while 'barren' means unable to produce life or growth.
Mga kasingkahulugan
infertile (More technical and often used in scientific or agricultural contexts.)
Mga kasalungat
fertile (Describes land capable of producing abundant vegetation.)
Mga kolokasyon
barren land
|barren soil
|barren desert
|barren landscape
Mga tema
nature
|agriculture
|environment
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] is barren
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barren' with 'bare'. In this sense, 'barren' refers specifically to reproduction, not lack of covering.
Mga kasingkahulugan
sterile (More clinical or medical in tone.)
Mga kasalungat
fertile (Able to conceive and have children.)
Mga kolokasyon
barren woman
|born barren
Mga tema
health
|family
|animals
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Padron ng paggamit:
[period/effort/discussion] is barren
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may overuse this sense for any kind of emptiness; it usually refers to lack of results, ideas, or productivity.
Mga kasingkahulugan
unproductive (Emphasizes lack of results rather than emptiness.)
Mga kasalungat
fruitful (Producing good or useful results.)
Mga kolokasyon
barren effort
|barren discussion
|barren years
Mga tema
emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The talk was barren and gave no ideas.
- He had a barren time with no work.
- The search was barren and found nothing.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
barren
IPA
GB/bˈɛɹən/
US/bˈɛɹən/
Mga pantig at diin
bar - ren (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (bar)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: barren
Mga kaugnay na salita
Core family
barrenness
noun
Related words
infertile
adjective
infertility
noun
Negative and opposite forms
fertile
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
barrenly
adverb
Mga ekspresyon
barren of
1/bˈɛɹən əv/
fixed phrase
Completely lacking something
Having none of a particular thing.
Mga Halimbawa
- The report was barren of new information.
- His speech was barren of emotion.