Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.
Use in sentences of BARREN
Meaning of BARREN in English
Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; -- said of women and female animals.
Not producing vegetation, or useful vegetation; /rile.
Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.
Mentally dull; stupid.
A tract of barren land.
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.