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The Meaning of barren

  • (a.) Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.
  • (a.) Not producing vegetation, or useful vegetation; /rile.
  • (a.) Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.
  • (a.) Mentally dull; stupid.
  • (n.) A tract of barren land.
  • (n.) Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees, but not timber; as, pine barrens; oak barrens. They are not necessarily sterile, and are often fertile.

Synonyms

waste , wasteland , bare , bleak , desolate , stark , destitute , devoid , free , innocent

Homophones

baron , barron

Rhymes

aaron , albarran , aran , arawn , aron , arran , baron , barron , beran , beron , caren , carin , carron , charon , charren , charron , claran , claren , daren , darin , farran , farren , farron , ferran , ferren , ferrin , ferron , gagarin , garin , garonne , garron , geran , geron , guerin , haran , haren , herin , heron , herren , herrin , herron , karan , karen , karin , karon , karren , karyn , kerin , lebaron , lebarron , maclaren , marin , marrin , marron , mccarran , mccarren , mccarron , mcclaran , mcferren , mcferrin , mcferron , mclaren , mclerran , mcpheron , mehran , narron , nerone , nerren , perrin , perron , pteron , scarron , schwerin , serin , sharon , sharron , sherin , sherrin , sherron , starin , staron , subsaharan , teran , terran , theron , veron , waren , yaron , zehren