barren

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Homophones 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 2 Basque 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ærən

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• baron (in some accents)

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barren (comparative barrener or more barren, superlative barrenest or most barren)

1. (not comparable) 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?

2. of poor fertility, infertile
3. bleak

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• sterile

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• fertile
• fruitful

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[edit] Noun

barren (plural barrens)

1. An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.

   The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit.

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[edit] Adjective

barren

1. deep