English Explanatory Dictionary

jejune

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not nutritious.
  2. Lacking matter; empty; devoid of substance.
  3. Naive; simplistic.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒəˈdʒuːn/ /d͡ʒiˈdʒuːn/ /ʒəˈʒuːn/ en-us-jejune.ogg

Word forms

jejune more jejune most jejune

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iēiūnus (“fasting”).

Synonyms

dry insipid poor artless callow childlike verdant clueless credulous dewy-eyed cute fleeceable foppotee green guileless ingenuous innocent jejune Panglossian Panglossic quaint simple simple-hearted simple-minded starry-eyed unaffected undesigning unpretentious unsophisticated untested unworldly wide-eyed immature born yesterday wet behind the ears virgin

Related words

jejunum

Derived words

jejunely jejuneness jejunity jejunosity
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