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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.


SIMPLE

The desert is a barren place with no trees.

CONTEXTUAL

Farmers struggled to grow crops in the barren soil after the long drought.

COMPLEX

The once-vibrant city center had become a barren landscape of abandoned shops and silent streets.

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