Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘fertile’ in the given sentence.

The teacher asked, “Wheat is grown in which kind of land – rich, wet, barren and fecund?”

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  1. Fecund
  2. Rich
  3. Barren
  4. Wet

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Option 3 : Barren
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The correct answer is 'Barren'.

Key Points

  • The most appropriate antonym of the given word 'Fertile' is 'Barren'
  • Fertile: (used about land or soil) that plants grow well in. [(ज़मीन या मिट्टी) उपजाऊ]
    • Example: The ploughed earth looked rich and dark and fertile.
  • Barren: (used about land or soil) not good enough for plants to grow on. [(भूमि या मिट्टी) पौधों वृद्धि के लिए अनुपयुक्त, ऊसर, बंजर]
    • Example: He also wants to use the water to irrigate barren desert land.
       

Correct Answer: Barren.

Additional Information

  • Let's look at the meaning of other words:
    • Fecund: able to produce a lot of children, crops, young animals, etc. [(बच्चे, फ़सल आदि) ऊर्वर, बहुफलदायक, उपजाऊ, बहु प्रसव]
    • Rich: having a lot of money or property; not poor. [धनी, अमीरी (धन और संपत्ति वाला); ग़रीब नहीं]
    • Wet: covered in a liquid, especially water. [(पानी या अन्‍य द्रव से) गीला, तर, भीगा हुआ, आर्द्र, नम]
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