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The Meaning of barren
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(a.) Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.
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(a.) Not producing vegetation, or useful vegetation; /rile.
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(a.) Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.
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(a.) Mentally dull; stupid.
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(n.) A tract of barren land.
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(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