barren
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The meaning (definition) of the word barren
so dry and rocky that nothing can grow there
The word barren used in a sentence
“Nothing grows in the barren desert because it is too dry.”
Words that mean the same as barren (synonyms)
emptybare
Words that mean the opposite of barren (antonyms)
fertile
How the word barren is said around the world
| French | stérile (stayreel) |
| Spanish | estéril (aystayreel) |
| Mandarin | 荒芜 (huāng wú) |
| Hindi | अनुपजाऊ (unuupgyow) |
| Arabic | قاحل (kahl) |
| Russian | бесплодный (besplodnyi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | estéril (shtereel) |
| Portuguese (BR) | estéril (aystereeuu) |
| Japanese | 不毛 (fumou) |
| German | unfruchtbar (uunfruukhtbahr) |
| Urdu | بنجر (bungyuhr) |
| Punjabi | ਬੰਜਰ (bungyuhr) |
| Korean | 메마른 (memareun) |
| Hebrew | צָחִיחַ (tsahkheeykhah) |
| Greek | άγονος (agonos) |
| Dutch | onvruchtbaar (awnvrukhtbahr) |
| Tagalog | baog (bahohg) |
| Vietnamese | cằn cỗi (kahn kohy) |
| Turkish | kısır (kusur) |
| Persian | بی ثمر (bee sahmahr) |
| Polish | jałowy (yowawvi) |
| Ukrainian | безплідний (bezplidnyy) |
| Bengali | অনুর্বর (ohnoorbawr) |
| Swedish | karg (kahry) |
| Italian | sterile (stereelay) |
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