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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

/ ɪˈː /

adjective

  1. simple; naive; unsophisticated
  2. insipid; dull; dry
  3. lacking nourishment; insubstantial or barren
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԱ, adverb
  • ˈܲԱԱ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of jejune1

First recorded in 1605–15, jejune is from the Latin word ŧūԳܲ empty, poor, mean
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of jejune1

C17: from Latin ŧūԳܲ hungry, empty
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Example Sentences

And to feel jejune if we slip from that lofty, arid plane to delight in something here and now.

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The jejune romantic comedy “Wedding Season” marries elements from a couple of recent entries to the genre: “Plus One” and “7 Days.”

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By the end of the novel, his paranoia from the park is almost jejune compared to what’s in store for him.

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A model of punctiliousness and a font of jejune humor, he is appalled by the clutter his predecessor left.

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I have read only “Pride and Prejudice” and “Sense and Sensibility,” and it was a long time ago, and like Cohen in her jejune early reading of the novels, I didn’t properly appreciate them.

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