bar·ren (b r  n)adj. 1. a. Not producing offspring. b. Incapable of producing offspring. 2. Lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation. 3. Unproductive of results or gains; unprofitable: barren efforts. See Synonyms at futile. 4. Devoid of something specified: writing barren of insight. See Synonyms at empty. 5. Lacking in liveliness or interest. n. A tract of unproductive land, often with a scrubby growth of trees. Often used in the plural. [Middle English barreine, from Old French brahaigne, perhaps of Germanic origin.] bar ren·ly adv.bar ren·ness n. |
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