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jejune

[ 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.



jejune

/ dʒɪˈdʒuːn /

adjective

  1. simple; naive; unsophisticated
  2. insipid; dull; dry
  3. lacking nourishment; insubstantial or barren


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Derived Forms

  • jeˈjunely, adverb
  • jeˈjuneness, noun

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Other Words From

  • je·junely adverb
  • je·juneness je·juni·ty noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jejune1

First recorded in 1605–15, jejune is from the Latin word jējūnus empty, poor, mean

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jejune1

C17: from Latin jējūnus hungry, empty

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Example Sentences

Well, at least he came to see how jejune his earlier view was.

My money is on Crusading Carly to oust the jejune and pointless Barbara Boxer.

So there we have it: My money is on Crusading Carly to oust the jejune and pointless Barbara Boxer.

This is always repeated in one unvarying phase of the most jejune and meagre character.

But these might grow jejune, nor is it safe to trust the tender mercies of a butcher.

The flesh is very pasty, and the general effect of the picture jejune in the extreme.

We pass in the world for sects and schools, for erudition and piety, and we are all the time jejune babes.

The volume of 1500 had been jejune, written when he knew nothing of Greek; 800 adages put together with scanty elucidations.

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