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adjective
- 1. naive, simplistic, and superficial: "their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions"
- 2. (of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting. Similar Opposite
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simple. soft touch. unsophisticated. unsophistication. unsuspecting. unsuspicious. wide-eyed. See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Boredom, tedium and boring things. (Definition of jejune from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of jejune.
The meaning of JEJUNE is devoid of significance or interest : dull. How to use jejune in a sentence. Is it jejune? Synonym Discussion of Jejune.
Use the adjective jejune to describe something that is uninteresting or insignificant. Many people claim to find celebrity gossip jejune, but ask them about a recent movie star scandal and chances are they know all about it. Jejune can also describe something that’s immature or simplistic.
simple. soft touch. unsophisticated. unsophistication. unsuspecting. unsuspicious. wide-eyed. See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Boredom, tedium and boring things. (Definition of jejune from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of jejune.
If you describe something or someone as jejune, you are criticizing them for being very simple and unsophisticated. [ formal , disapproval ] They were of great service in correcting my jejune generalizations.
Jejune definition: without interest or significance; dull; insipid. See examples of JEJUNE used in a sentence.
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. [From Latin iēiūnus, meager, dry, fasting .] je·june′ly adv. je·june′ness n.
adjective. Not nourishing; barren. Webster's New World. Not interesting or satisfying; dull or empty. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not mature; childish. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Lacking in nutrition. A jejune diet. American Heritage Medicine. Not nutritious. Wiktionary. More Adjective Definitions (1) Synonyms:
Definition of jejune adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
jejune. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English je‧june /dʒɪˈdʒuːn/ adjective formal 1 ideas that are jejune are too simple jejune political opinions 2 boring Origin jejune (1600-1700) Latin jejunus “not eating, (of food) small in amount”; influenced in meaning by French jeune “young”.
