barren
Definitions
Too poor to produce much or any vegetation.
Showing no results or achievements; unproductive.
Incapable of producing offspring; sterile.
Examples
The once lush valley had become a barren wasteland after years of severe drought.
The scientist found the remote island to be completely barren of any vegetation.
Her imagination felt barren, leaving her unable to write a single word for the project.
Synonyms
sterile unproductive desolate fruitless empty bare infertile