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ji-
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; < Latin jējūnus empty, poor, mean
1605–15; < Latin jējūnus empty, poor, mean
Related forms
je·june·ly, adverb
je·june·ness, je·ju·ni·ty, noun
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Jejune
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- Inconsistencies of character and plot mar this lively but jejune debut.
- Without vigour or colour, without grace or ornament, his style is singularly jejune and feeble.
- There's more than a touch of the jejune to these happily rough-hewn clothes.
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Word Origin & History
jejune
1610s, "dull in the mind, flat, insipid," from L. jejunus "empty, dry, barren," lit. "hungry," of obscure origin.
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