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barren

/ˈbæɹən/ adjetivo B2

En español: estéril, infértil, infecundo, yermo

  1. Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile. · 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?
  2. Not bearing seed or fruit.
  3. Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste.
  4. Devoid, lacking.
  5. Devoid of interest or attraction, poor, bleak.
  6. Unproductive, fruitless, unprofitable; empty, hollow, vain.
  7. Mentally dull or unproductive; stupid or intellectually fallow.

Comparativo barrener · Superlativo barrenest

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“Good,” said he, as he went away; “this is a fruitful soil, and I feel certain that the seed sown will not be cast on barren ground.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 538 · C1
It needed but this to complete the grim suggestiveness of the barren waste, the chilling wind, and the darkling sky.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 67 · C1
It is so vast, and so barren, and so mysterious.”
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 81 · C1
The barren scene, the sense of loneliness, and the mystery and urgency of my task all struck a chill into my heart.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 154 · C1

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