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Uncommonbarren
The correct spelling is barren.
How to pronounce barren
/ˈbæɹən/
nounIPA: /ˈbæɹən/
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The correct spelling is barren. An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place. For example: "The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit."
Usage Examples
“The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit.”
“I silently wept as my daughter's husband rejected her. What would she do now that she was no longer a maiden but also barren?”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.
adjective
- 1.Unable to bear children; sterile.
- 2.Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation.
- 3.Bleak.
- 4.Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.
- 5.Mentally dull; stupid.
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