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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Adj
Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹən/
Pronunciation (ENPR): bă'rən

Definition 1:
• Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.
Example: 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?
Labels: not-comparable, of people and animals

Definition 2:
• Not bearing seed or fruit.
Labels: not-comparable, of plants

Definition 3:
• Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste.
Labels: of places

Definition 4:
• Devoid, lacking.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: destitute, bereft
Labels: with-of

Definition 5:
• Devoid of interest or attraction, poor, bleak.

Definition 6:
• Unproductive, fruitless, unprofitable; empty, hollow, vain.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: idle

Definition 7:
• Mentally dull or unproductive; stupid or intellectually fallow.
Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹən/
Pronunciation (ENPR): bă'rən

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

Definition 2:
• In particular, a usually elevated and flat expanse of land that only supports the growth of small trees and shrubs, and sometimes mosses or heathers, berries, and other marshy or moory vegetation, but little agriculture and few people.
Example: The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit.
Labels: plural-normally

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barren