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je⋅june
[
ji-joon]
–adjective
| 1. | without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel. |
| 2. | juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior. |
| 3. | lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to design a house. |
| 4. | deficient or lacking in nutritive value: a jejune diet. |
Origin:
1605–15; < L jējūnus empty, poor, mean
1605–15; < L jējūnus empty, poor, mean

Related forms:
je⋅june⋅ly, adverb
je⋅june⋅ness, je⋅ju⋅ni⋅ty, noun
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Jejune
Je*june"\, a. [L. jejunus fasting, hungry, dry, barren, scanty; of unknown origin.]1. Lacking matter; empty; void of substance. 2. Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune narrative. - Je*june"ly, adv. -- Je*june"ness, n. --Bacon.
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jejune
1615, "dull in the mind, flat, insipid," from L. jejunus "empty, dry, barren," lit. "hungry," of obscure origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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