Antonyms for barrens

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bar-uhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbær ən

Definition of barrens

Origin : c.1200, from Old French baraigne, baraing "sterile, barren" (12c.), perhaps originally brahain, of obscure derivation, perhaps from a Germanic language. In England, originally used of women, of land in France. Of land in English from late 14c. As a noun, mid-13c., "a barren woman;" later of land.
BARRENS. Elevated lands, or plains upon which grow small trees, but never timber. [Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848]

As in waste : noun land that is uncultivated
As in wilderness/wilds : noun uninhabited area
As in wilderness : noun forest
As in badlands : noun barren land
As in desert : noun wasteland; dry area

Example sentences :

There was no alternative now but to cross the barrens to Whale River on foot.
Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace

The ground we select is among the “barrens” before described.
Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston

T' this the lad was listenin' like a caribou o' the barrens scentin' peril.
Extract from : « Harbor Tales Down North » by Norman Duncan

There were only two settlements in The Barrens, and depots were to be erected there.
Extract from : « Ralph on the Engine » by Allen Chapman

Just half way across The Barrens he has a house, which he calls ‘headquarters.’
Extract from : « Ralph on the Engine » by Allen Chapman

And I've kept the address of the owner, away up on the edge of the Barrens.
Extract from : « The Country Beyond » by James Oliver Curwood

She assuredly had no peer on the barrens of the upper Tobique country.
Extract from : « The Kindred of the Wild » by Charles G. D. Roberts

After passing these barrens for more than a mile, we got sight of the Prairies.
Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume X » by Various

Deer and grouse were very abundant on the barrens in the manor of the Red Rose.
Extract from : « Americana Ebrietatis » by Hewson L. Peeke

It is known as the "barns" (barrens), and is desolate enough.
Extract from : « Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2 » by Jacob Dolson Cox

Synonyms for barrens

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