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jejune

American  
[ji-joon] / dʒɪˈdʒun /

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 British  
/ dʒɪˈdʒuːn /

adjective

  1. simple; naive; unsophisticated

  2. insipid; dull; dry

  3. lacking nourishment; insubstantial or barren

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Other Word Forms

  • jejunely adverb
  • jejuneness noun
  • jejunity noun

Etymology

Origin of jejune

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

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