·adj Mentally dull; stupid.
II. Barren ·noun A tract of barren land.
III. Barren ·adj Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.
IV. Barren ·adj Not producing vegetation, or useful vegetation; /rile.
V. Barren ·adj Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile;
— said of women and female animals.
VI. Barren ·noun Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees, but not timber; as, pine barrens; oak barrens. They are not necessarily sterile, and are often fertile.