barren

/bærən/ adjectivenoun
6 letters2 syllables8 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1

Providing no shelter or sustenance.

“barren lands”

2

Completely wanting or lacking.

“writing barren of insight”

3

Not bearing offspring.

“a barren woman”

NOUN
1

An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation.

“the barrens of central Africa”

WORD FORMS
Related formbarrenness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinarrenbay
Starts & ends withB … N
Syllablesbar · ren
SYNONYMS & RELATED16
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