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- Dictionaryjejune/dʒɪˈdʒuːn/
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
Jejune definition: without interest or significance; dull; insipid. See examples of JEJUNE used in a sentence.
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.
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.
