barren

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.
2. 2
   Not bearing seed or fruit.
3. 3
   Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste.
4. 4
   Devoid, lacking.
5. 5
   Devoid of interest or attraction, poor, bleak.
6. 6
   Unproductive, fruitless, unprofitable; empty, hollow, vain.
7. 7
   Mentally dull or unproductive; stupid or intellectually fallow.

Noun

1. 1
   An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.
2. 2
   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.