Barren
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Barren
Adjective
- Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.
"I silently wept as my daughter's husband rejected her. What would she do now that she was no longer a maiden but also barren?"
- Not bearing seed or fruit.
- Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste.
- Devoid, lacking.
- Devoid of interest or attraction, poor, bleak.
Noun
- An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.
- In particular, a usually elevated and flat expanse of land that only supports the growth of small trees and shrubs,<!-- {{lb|en|in|_|Newfoundland}}? --> and sometimes mosses or heathers, berries, and other marshy or moory vegetation, but little agriculture and few people.
"The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit."
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