different between barren vs warren
barren
English
Etymology
From Middle English barein, barain, from Old French baraigne, baraing (“sterile; barren”), of obscure origin; probably from a Germanic language, perhaps Frankish *bar (“bare; barren”), from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare”). More at bare.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?bæ??n/
- Rhymes: -ær?n
- Homophone: baron (in some accents)
Adjective
barren (comparative barrener or more barren, superlative barrenest or most barren)
- (not comparable) Unable to bear children; sterile.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar:
- Forget not, in your speed, Antonius,
To touch Calpurnia; for our elders say,
The barren, touched in this holy chase,
Shake off their sterile curse.
- Forget not, in your speed, Antonius,
- 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?
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar:
- Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation.
- Bleak.
- Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.
- 1843, William H. Prescott, History of the Conquest of Mexico
- brilliant but barren reveries
- Augusr 28, 1731, Jonathan Swift, letter to John Gay
- But schemes are perfectly accidental. Some will appear barren of hints and matter, but prove to be fruitful.
- 1843, William H. Prescott, History of the Conquest of Mexico
- Mentally dull; stupid.
- 1599-1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, III, ii
- Set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh too.
- 1599-1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, III, ii
Synonyms
- sterile
Antonyms
- fertile
- fruitful
Translations
Noun
barren (plural barrens)
- An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.
- The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit.
Translations
Anagrams
- Barner
Basque
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ba.ren/
Etymology 1
Adjective
barren (comparative barrenago, superlative barrenen, excessive barrenegi)
- deep
Declension
Noun
barren inan
- interior
- guts, stomach
- (figuratively) soul, spirit
Declension
Etymology 2
barren
- A particle used to give certainty or emphasis.
Further reading
- “barren” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
- “barren” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
Catalan
Verb
barren
- third-person plural present indicative form of barrar
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
barren m
- definite singular of barre
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
barren m
- definite singular of barre
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?baren/, [?ba.r?n]
Verb
barren
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of barrer.
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of barrer.
Swedish
Noun
barren
- definite singular of barr
- definite plural of barr
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warren
English
Etymology
From Middle English warenne, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French warenne (compare Old French guarenne, garenne (“game-park”), probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *warjan? (“ward off, defend against”); compare also Old French warir, guarir, a borrowing from this Germanic root). Alternatively from Gaulish *warrenn? (“enclosed area”), from *warros (“stick, post”), Proto-Celtic *warr? (“post, prop”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w???n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
Noun
warren (plural warrens)
- The system of burrows where rabbits live.
- (figuratively) A mazelike place of passages and/or rooms in which it's easy to lose oneself; especially one that may be overcrowded.
- (archaic) The class of small game such as hare, pheasants, stoats, etc., as opposed to beasts of chase such as deer, bear, and foxes.
- A place legally authorized for the keeping, breeding and hunting of beasts of warren, especially rabbits.
- (historical) The right to maintain and hunt an area of small beasts, similar to a free warren, but with certain limitations, such as restricting the right to hunt on parts of the land held by freeholders.
Derived terms
- Dawlish Warren
- free warren
- rabbit warren
- warrener
Translations
References
- warren at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Warner, warner
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?r?n
Noun
warren
- Plural form of war
Middle English
Verb
warren
- Alternative form of werren
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