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Jejune definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JEJU'NE, a. [L. jejunus, empty, dry.]
1. Wanting; empty; vacant.
2. Hungry; not saturated.
3. Dry; barren; wanting interesting matter; as a jejune narrative.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor" [syn: insubstantial, jejune]
2: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile]
3: lacking interest or significance or impact; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel" [syn: insipid, jejune]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin jejunus empty of food, hungry, meager Date: 1646 1. lacking nutritive value <jejune diets> 2. devoid of significance or interest ; dull <jejune lectures> 3. juvenile, puerile <jejune reflections on life and art> Synonyms: see insipid • jejunely adverb • jejuneness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 intellectually unsatisfying; shallow. 2 puerile. 3 (of ideas, writings, etc.) meagre, scanty; dry and uninteresting. 4 (of the land) barren, poor. Derivatives: jejunely adv. jejuneness n. Etymology: orig. = fasting, f. L jejunus

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Jejune Je*june", a. [L. jejunus fasting, hungry, dry, barren, scanty; of unknown origin.] 1. Lacking matter; empty; void of substance. 2. Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune narrative. - Je*june"ly, adv. -- Je*june"ness, n. --Bacon.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you describe something or someone as jejune, you are criticizing them for being very simple and unsophisticated. (FORMAL) They were of great service in correcting my jejune generalizations. ADJ [disapproval] 2. If you describe something or someone as jejune, you mean they are dull and boring. (OLD-FASHIONED) We knew we were in for a pretty long, jejune evening. ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Barren, meagre, sterile, dry, bare, lean, uninteresting.

Moby Thesaurus

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