jejune

je·june

J0028300 (jə-jo͞on′)adj.1. Not interesting; dull: "and there pour forth jejune words and useless empty phrases" (Anthony Trollope).2. Lacking maturity; childish: surprised by their jejune responses to our problems.3. Lacking in nutrition: a jejune diet.

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[From Latin iēiūnus, meager, dry, fasting.]

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je·june′ly adv.je·june′ness n.

jejune

(dʒɪˈdʒuːn) adj1. simple; naive; unsophisticated2. insipid; dull; dry3. lacking nourishment; insubstantial or barren[C17: from Latin jējūnus hungry, empty] jeˈjunely adv jeˈjuneness, jeˈjunity n

je•june

(dʒɪˈdʒun)

adj. 1. lacking interest or significance; insipid: a jejune novel. 2. lacking maturity; childish: jejune behavior. 3. lacking nutritive elements: a jejune diet. [1605–15; < Latin jējūnus empty, poor, mean] je•june′ly, adv. je•june′ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	jejune - lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor"insubstantialunwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
	2.	jejune - displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"juvenile, puerile, adolescentimmature - characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"
	3.	jejune - lacking interest or significance or impact; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel"insipiduninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"

jejune

adjective1. (Formal) simple, silly, juvenile, naive, pointless, childish, immature, senseless, unsophisticated, puerile They were of great service in correcting my jejune generalizations.2. (Old-fashioned) dull, dry, banal, prosaic, colourless, uninteresting, inane, insipid, wishy-washy (informal), vapid We knew we were in for a pretty long, jejune evening.

jejune

adjectiveLacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originality:bland, innocuous, insipid, namby-pamby, vapid, washy, waterish, watery.Informal: wishy-washy.

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