barren
Pronunciation:
/ˈbæɹən/noun
Definitions
An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.
Example: The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit.
adjective
Definitions
Unable to bear children; sterile.
Example: 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?
Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation.
Bleak.
Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.