Barren
/ˈbæɹən/
noun
An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.
“The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit.”
adjective
Unable to bear children; sterile.
“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.
Synonyms: sterile