Barren vs. Desert

Barrenadjective

(not comparable) Unable to bear children; sterile.

Barrenadjective

Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation.

Barrenadjective

Bleak.

Barrenadjective

Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.

Barrenadjective

Mentally dull; stupid.

Barrennoun

An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.

Barrenadjective

Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young; sterile; - said of women and female animals.

Barrenadjective

Not producing vegetation, or useful vegetation; sterile.

Barrenadjective

Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.

Barrenadjective

Mentally dull; stupid.

Barrennoun

A tract of barren land.

Barrennoun

Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees, but not timber; as, pine barrens; oak barrens. They are not necessarily sterile, and are often fertile.

Barrennoun

an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation;

Barrenadjective

providing no shelter or sustenance;

Barrenadjective

not bearing offspring;

Barrenadjective

incapable of sustaining life;

Barrenadjective

(of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation

Barrenadjective

(of a tree or plant) not producing fruit or seed

Barrenadjective

showing no results or achievements; unproductive

Barrenadjective

(of a woman) infertile.

Barrenadjective

(of a female animal) not pregnant or unable to become so.

Barrenadjective

(of a place or building) bleak and lifeless

Barrenadjective

empty of meaning or value

Barrenadjective

devoid of

Barrennoun

a barren tract or tracts of land

Barrennoun

a group or drove of mules

Desertnoun

(usually in plural) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward

Desertnoun

A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.

Desertnoun

(figuratively) Any barren place or situation.

Desertadjective

Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.

Desertverb

To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.

Desertverb

To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission.

Desertnoun

That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit.

Desertnoun

A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa which are destitute of moisture and vegetation.

Desertnoun

A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place.

Desertadjective

Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island.

Desertverb

To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; - implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country.

Desertverb

To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert one's colors.

Desertverb

To abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to abscond.

Desertnoun

an arid region with little or no vegetation

Desertverb

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch;

Desertverb

desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army;

Desertadjective

located in a dismal or remote area; desolate;

Desertverb

abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous

Desertverb

(of people) leave (a place), causing it to appear empty

Desertverb

(of a quality or ability) fail (someone) when most needed

Desertverb

illegally leave the armed forces

Desertnoun

a waterless, desolate area of land with little or no vegetation, typically one covered with sand

Desertnoun

a situation or place considered dull and uninteresting

Desertnoun

a flock of lapwings

Desertadjective

like a desert

Desertadjective

uninhabited and desolate

Desert

A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to the processes of denudation.