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jejune

[ ji-joon ]
/ dʒɪˈdʒun /
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adjective

without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior.
lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to design a house.
deficient or lacking in nutritive value: a jejune diet.

RELATED WORDS

arid, banal, barren, bland, childish, dull, empty, flat, inane, innocuous, insipid, juvenile, meager, sterile, trite, unexciting, vapid

Nearby words

  1. jehu,
  2. jejun-,
  3. jejunal,
  4. jejunal and ileal veins,
  5. jejunal artery,
  6. jejunectomy,
  7. jejunitis,
  8. jejuno-,
  9. jejunocolostomy,
  10. jejunoileal

Origin of jejune

First recorded in 1605–15, jejune is from the Latin word jējūnus empty, poor, mean
Related formsje·june·ly, adverbje·june·ness, je·ju·ni·ty, noun
Can be confusedjejune juvenile
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British Dictionary definitions for jejune

jejune

/ (dʒɪˈdʒuːn) /

adjective

simple; naive; unsophisticated
insipid; dull; dry
lacking nourishment; insubstantial or barren
Derived Formsjejunely, adverbjejuneness or jejunity, noun

Word Origin for jejune

C17: from Latin jējūnus hungry, empty
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Word Origin and History for jejune

jejune

adj.

1610s, "dull in the mind, flat, insipid," from Latin ieiunus "empty, dry, barren," literally "fasting, hungry," of obscure origin.

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