jejune
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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 (dʒɪˈdʒuːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | simple; naive; unsophisticated |
| 2. | insipid; dull; dry |
| 3. | lacking nourishment; insubstantial or barren |
| [C17: from Latin jējūnus hungry, empty] | |
| je'junely | |
| —adv | |
| je'juneness | |
| —n | |
| je'junity | |
| —n | |
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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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