jejune

je·june  (j-jn)

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 iinus, meager, dry, fasting.]

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je·junely adv.

je·juneness n.

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jejune

Adjective

1. simple and unsophisticated

2. dull and uninteresting [Latin jejunus empty]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	jejune - lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor" insubstantial unwholesome - 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, adolescent immature - characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"
	3.	jejune - lacking interest or significance or impact; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel" insipid uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"