- not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile: a barren woman.
- unproductive; unfruitful: barren land.
- without capacity to interest or attract: a barren period in American architecture.
- mentally unproductive; dull; stupid.
- not producing results; fruitless: a barren effort.
- destitute; bereft; lacking (usually followed by of): barren of tender feelings.
- level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- incapable of producing offspring, seed, or fruit; sterile
- unable to support the growth of crops, etc; unproductive; bare
- lacking in stimulation or ideas; dull
- not producing worthwhile results; unprofitable
- totally lacking (in); devoid (of)
- (of rock strata) having no fossils
