fallowadjective
uk/ˈfæl.əʊ/us/ˈfæl.oʊ/fallow adjective (LAND)
Fallow land is not planted with crops, in order to improve the quality of the soil:
Farmers are eligible for government support if they let a certain amount of land lie fallow.
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Fertile or infertile land
- barren
- bread basket
- cultivable
- denude
- exuberant
- fertile
- fertility
- granary
- hospitable
- hostile
- infertile
- luscious
- lush
- luxuriant
- marginal land
- overgrown
- rank
- rich
- sterile
- verdant
fallow adjective (TIME)
A fallow period of time is one in which very little happens:
After a long fallow period, the author has brought out a new book.
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Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- antiseptic
- banal
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland
- boring
- drab
- earthbound
- flat-footed
- lifeless
- mind-numbing
- monochrome
- monotonous
- mouldy
- mundane
- tedious
- threadbare
- tired
- tiresome
- trite
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