jejune

C2 Topic:Art & Music
US /d͡ʒəˈdʒuːn/
adj Freq #56727

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    lacking in nutritive value

    The jejune diets of the very poor.

  2. 2
    adj

    Naive; simplistic.

    I have often wondered why some late Writers should sensure Tully's Letters for being too naked and jejune, when that to his Friend Lucceius, which the Reader will find in this Collection, is a plain Demonstration to the contrary?

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · lacking in nutritive value insubstantial
2 adj · naive; simplistic. artlessborn yesterdaycallowchildlikecluelesscredulouscutedewy-eyed
Word family
Derived forms jejunelyjejunenessjejunityjejunosity
Related forms jejunum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iēiūnus (“fasting”).

Topics

markdown

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.