barren

5 definitions • 3 examples

unable to produce plants or fruit:

We drove through a barren, rocky landscape.

unable to have children or young animals

not creating or producing anything new:

She became very depressed during the barren years when she was unable to paint.

(of land) not producing or unable to produce plants:

The landscape was barren, with not a tree or shrub in sight.

old use If a woman is barren, she is unable to have a baby.