What part of speech is barren?

"Barren" can be a few different parts of speech depending on how it's used:

* Adjective: Describing something that lacks fertility or productivity.

* Example: "The barren land yielded no crops."

* Noun: A barren or unproductive area, especially of land.

* Example: "The desert is a vast barren."

Let me know if you have a specific sentence in mind, and I can tell you the exact part of speech.