jejune

je·june

 (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.

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jejune

(dʒɪˈdʒuːn)

adj

1. simple; naive; unsophisticated

2. insipid; dull; dry

3. lacking nourishment; insubstantial or barren

[C17: from Latin jējūnus hungry, empty]

jeˈjunely adv

jeˈjuneness, jeˈjunity n

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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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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"

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jejune

adjective

1. (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.

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jejune

adjective

Lacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originality:

bland, innocuous, insipid, namby-pamby, vapid, washy, waterish, watery.

Informal: wishy-washy.

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Translations

jejune

[dʒɪˈdʒuːn] ADJ

1. (= naïve) → cándido

2. (= dull) [subject] → árido; [evening] → aburrido

3. (= insipid) → insípido, sin sustancia

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jejune

adj (liter: = dull) → fade, langweilig; (= naive, simple) → simpel

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