barren of something Definition

barren
adj

1. Said of a woman: not able to bear children.
2. Said of land or soil, etc: not able to produce crops or fruit, etc.

Thesaurus: sterile, infertile, unproductive, fruitless, fallow, arid, dry; Antonym: fertile, productive, fecund.
3. Not producing results.

Example: All my efforts proved barren
4. Dull; unresponsive.

Derivative: barrenness
noun

Idiom: barren of something

Lacking in or devoid of (a specified quality, etc).

Etymology: 13c: from French brahaigne.