The meaning of FALLOW is of a light yellowish-brown color. How to use fallow in a sentence.

FALLOW definition: (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated. See examples of fallow used in a sentence.

fallow adjective (TIME) A fallow period of time is one in which very little happens:

A fallow period is a time when very little is being achieved. There followed something of a fallow period professionally, until a job came up in the summer.

Definition of fallow adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Jan 6, 2026 · fallow (countable and uncountable, plural fallows) (agriculture, uncountable) Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year. (agriculture, uncountable) Uncultivated …

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word fallow, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.