barren

Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.

Not bearing seed or fruit.

Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste.

Devoid, lacking.

Unproductive, fruitless, unprofitable; empty, hollow, vain.

Mentally dull or unproductive; stupid or intellectually fallow.

Devoid of interest or attraction, poor, bleak.

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

[usually plural] In particular, a usually elevated and flat expanse of land that only supports the growth of small trees and shrubs, and sometimes mosses or heathers, berries, and other marshy or moory vegetation, but little agriculture and few people.