barren

  • 31barren — adjective 1) barren land Syn: unproductive, infertile, unfruitful, sterile, arid, desert See note at naked Ant: fertile 2) archaic a barren woman …

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  • 32barren — bar•ren [[t]ˈbær ən[/t]] adj. 1) not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile 2) unproductive; unfruitful: barren land[/ex] 3) without capacity to interest or attract: a barren period in architecture[/ex] 4) bereft; lacking (usu.… …

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  • 33Barren — der Barren, (Oberstufe) Stange aus unbearbeitetem Edelmetall Beispiel: Ein Barren Gold wiegt etwa 400 Unzen, also 12,44 kg. Kollokation: ein Barren Silber …

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  • 34barren — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ The years of growing cotton had made the land completely barren. ADVERB …

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  • 35Barren — Bạr|ren 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: 〉 1. Gussform (Stangen, Ziegel) der Edelmetalle als Zahlungsmittel; GoldBarren; SilberBarren 2. Turngerät aus zwei feststehenden, waagerechten Stangen [Etym.: <frz. barre »Stab, Stange«] …

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  • 36barren — adjective 1》 (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.     ↘(of a tree or plant) not producing fruit or seed. 2》 (of a female animal) unable to bear young. 3》 bleak and lifeless. 4》 (barren of) devoid of. noun (barrens) chiefly N.… …

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  • 37barren — [ˈbærən] adj 1) barren land is dry and plants cannot grow there 2) old fashioned a woman who is barren cannot have babies …

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  • 38barren — adj. & n. adj. (barrener, barrenest) 1 a unable to bear young. b unable to produce fruit or vegetation. 2 meagre, unprofitable. 3 dull, unstimulating. 4 (foll. by of) lacking in (barren of wit). n. a barren tract or tracts of land esp. (in pl.)… …

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  • 39barren — 1. adjective a) unable to bear children; sterile I silently wept as my daughters husband rejected her. What would she do now that she was no longer a maiden but also barren? b) of poor fertility, infertile Syn: sterile …

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  • 40Barren —    For a woman to be barren was accounted a severe punishment among the Jews (Gen. 16:2; 30:1 23; 1 Sam. 1:6, 27; Isa. 47:9; 49:21; Luke 1:25). Instances of barrenness are noticed (Gen. 11:30; 25:21; 29:31; Judg. 13:2, 3; Luke 1:7, 36) …

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