barren: Meaning and Definition of

bar•ren

1. not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile: a barren woman.
2. unproductive; unfruitful: barren land.
3. without capacity to interest or attract: a barren period in American architecture.
4. mentally unproductive; dull; stupid.
5. not producing results; fruitless: a barren effort.
6. destitute; bereft; lacking (usually fol. by of&hasp;): barren of tender feelings.

1. Usually,level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.