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jejune
[ ji-joon ]
adjective
- without interest or significance; dull; insipid:
a jejune novel.
- juvenile; immature; childish:
jejune behavior.
- lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed:
jejune attempts to design a house.
- deficient or lacking in nutritive value:
a jejune diet.
jejune
/ ɪˈː /
adjective
- simple; naive; unsophisticated
- insipid; dull; dry
- lacking nourishment; insubstantial or barren
Derived Forms
- ˈܲԱ, adverb
- ˈܲԱԱ, noun
Other yvlogs From
- ·ܲԱl adverb
- ·ܲԱn ·n·ٲ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of jejune1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of jejune1
Example Sentences
And to feel jejune if we slip from that lofty, arid plane to delight in something here and now.
The jejune romantic comedy “Wedding Season” marries elements from a couple of recent entries to the genre: “Plus One” and “7 Days.”
By the end of the novel, his paranoia from the park is almost jejune compared to what’s in store for him.
A model of punctiliousness and a font of jejune humor, he is appalled by the clutter his predecessor left.
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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