adjective / noun
fallow
FAL-oh/ˈfæləʊ/
Unused or unproductive for a time, especially farmland left unplanted.
The farmer leaves this field fallow for a full season.
Etymology
Old English fealh referred to plowed land. The meaning narrowed to land plowed but not planted, underlying the use for soil left unplanted to recover fertility.
In context
you had only left at fow for a matter of months and naturally you got very low yield why why would you do this when your husband leaves his land fallow for years and he gets much higher yields
More examples
- Her painting career lies fallow while she cares for her family.
- After a fallow period, the research team is producing useful results.
- One-third of the farm's acreage is under fallow.
Forms
fallow · fallows
Similar words
- unused
- Means not being used, without implying a temporary resting period.
- unproductive
- Emphasizes a lack of results, even when work continues.
- dormant
- Suggests inactivity with the potential to become active again.