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- Dictionaryje·june/jəˈjo͞on/
adjective
- 1. naive, simplistic, and superficial: "their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions"
- 2. (of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting: "the poem seems to me rather jejune" 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.
Jejune definition: without interest or significance; dull; insipid. See examples of JEJUNE used in a sentence.
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.
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.
Synonyms for JEJUNE: boring, stupid, tiring, slow, wearying, dull, weary, old; Antonyms of JEJUNE: interesting, involving, intriguing, surprising, astonishing, engaging, wondrous, engrossing.
JEJUNE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of jejune in English. jejune. adjective. formal disapproving us / dʒəˈdʒuːn / uk / dʒəˈdʒuːn / Add to word list. very simple or childish: He made jejune generalizations about how all students were lazy and never did any work. boring and not interesting :
adj. 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.
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: insubstantial. puerile. juvenile. adolescent. insipid. barren.
Definition of jejune adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
