barren
/ˈbæɹən/ noun C2- An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.
- In particular, a usually elevated and flat expanse of land that only supports the growth of small trees and shrubs, and sometimes mosses or heathers, berries, and other marshy or moory vegetation, but little agriculture and few people. · The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit.
Plural barrens
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The barren scene, the sense of loneliness, and the mystery and urgency of my task all struck a chill into my heart.
“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.”
Mercédès was left alone face to face with the vast plain that had never seemed so barren, and the sea that had never seemed so vast.
Away up in the barrens, behind Mr.
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