bar·ren 
/ˈberən/ adjective
/ˈberən/ adjective 1 a : having very few plants : not suitable for plants
▪ a barren [=desolate] landscape ▪ a barren desert ▪ Few creatures can thrive on these barren mountaintops.
b : not producing fruit or not able to produce fruit
▪ a barren tree ▪ a barren orchard 2 old-fashioned, of a woman or female animal : not able to produce children or offspring : infertile
▪ a barren woman 3 [more barren; most barren] : not exciting or interesting
▪ The book was good, but I found the barren lives of the characters depressing. ▪ a very barren routine 4 : not producing good or useful things, ideas, etc.
▪ an artist who is going through a barren period ▪ a barren mind
▪ a barren [=desolate] landscape ▪ a barren desert ▪ Few creatures can thrive on these barren mountaintops.
b : not producing fruit or not able to produce fruit
▪ a barren tree ▪ a barren orchard
▪ a barren woman
▪ The book was good, but I found the barren lives of the characters depressing. ▪ a very barren routine
▪ an artist who is going through a barren period ▪ a barren mind
barren of
— bar·ren·ness noun [noncount]
▪ the barrenness of the land/soil
▪ the barrenness of the land/soil
