barren
/ˈbæɹən/ adjectif B2En français : stérile
- 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?
- Not bearing seed or fruit.
- Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste.
- Devoid, lacking.
- Devoid of interest or attraction, poor, bleak.
- Unproductive, fruitless, unprofitable; empty, hollow, vain.
- Mentally dull or unproductive; stupid or intellectually fallow.
Comparatif barrener · Superlatif barrenest
Dans la bibliothèque
“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.”
It needed but this to complete the grim suggestiveness of the barren waste, the chilling wind, and the darkling sky.
It is so vast, and so barren, and so mysterious.”
The barren scene, the sense of loneliness, and the mystery and urgency of my task all struck a chill into my heart.
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