fallow
Resting between crops
Fallow describes land left unplanted for a season or more, allowing soil to recover its fertility.
The word extends to any period of dormancy or inactivity: After two novels in quick succession, she let her imagination lie fallow.
Fallow can suggest either restorative rest or unproductive idleness, depending on context.
As a noun, fallow is uncultivated ground.
Separately, fallow describes a pale brownish-yellow color, as in fallow deer.
In a state of stillness
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- quiescentInactive but capable
- latentPresent but inactive
hibernation · suspended · paused · lull · standstill · stasis · quietude · recess
Not yet cultivated
- untilledNot yet cultivated
- unsownNot yet planted
- unworkedNot yet shaped
- neglectedNot given proper attention
unfarmed · overgrown · weedy · wild · unused · untended · abandoned · rough
Area of specialty
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
cropland · arable · tillage · rotation · plowing · acreage · paddock · terrace
Restoration of youthful vigor
- renewalMaking current again
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- replenishmentRestoring depleted supply
restoration · revitalization · recuperation · nourishment · fertility · enrichment · soil health · recharging
resting
In a state of stillness
latent · hibernation · suspended · paused · lull · standstill · stasis · quietude · recess · slumbering
unplowed
Not yet cultivated
neglected · unfarmed · overgrown · weedy · wild · unused · untended · abandoned · rough · scrubland
field
Area of specialty
meadow · cropland · arable · tillage · rotation · plowing · acreage · paddock · terrace · grassland
rejuvenation
Restoration of youthful vigor
- renewalMaking current again
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
replenishment · restoration · revitalization · recuperation · nourishment · fertility · enrichment · soil health · recharging · healing
unproductive
Failing to achieve results
- infertileUnable to produce offspring
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
impoverished · sterile · spent · empty · desolate · lifeless · fruitless · unfruitful · bleak · stagnant
herd
Grazing animals together
antlers · venison · dappled · parkland · grazing · game · wildlife · spotted coat · rut · European
- dormancyhibernation, dormancy, torpor, diapause, estivation
- medieval farmingfarms, farming, crops, plough, crop rotation
- agriculturefarms, crops, farm, farmers, farming
- farming termsfarmland, cropland, field, harvest, tillage
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- farmlandfarms, farm, fields, field, barns
- left fallow
- fallow landCropless soil regaining fertility
- fallow periodUnproductive interval for recovery
- fallow deerSpotted Eurasian cervid species
- fallow fieldLand deliberately left unplanted