barren
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbæɹən// UK //bˈæɹən// bar·ren
adj. having nothing growing on it, like a desert or dry land. You use this word to describe places that are empty, dry, and unable to support life.
adj. devoid of vegetation, life, or fertility; sterile and unproductive. Often used metaphorically to describe a lack of ideas, results, or emotional warmth.
The desert is a barren place with no trees.
Farmers struggled to grow crops in the barren soil after the long drought.
The once-vibrant city center had become a barren landscape of abandoned shops and silent streets.