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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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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.
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.
boring and not interesting : a jejune lecture by one of our professors. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Naive & trusting. be an easy mark idiom. be easy prey idiom. be wet behind the ears idiom. butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth idiom. gull. idealistic. impressionable. ingenuously. prey. pushover.
1. adjective. 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. Synonyms: simple, silly, juvenile, naive More Synonyms of jejune. 2. adjective.
Jejune definition: without interest or significance; dull; insipid. See examples of JEJUNE used in a sentence.
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.
adj. 1. lacking interest or significance; insipid: a jejune novel. 2. lacking maturity; childish: jejune behavior. 3. lacking nutritive elements: a jejune diet. [1605–15; < Latin jējūnus empty, poor, mean] je•june′ly, adv. je•june′ness, n.
If you describe something or someone as jejune, you are criticizing them for being very simple and unsophisticated.
Definition of jejune adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jejune Sentence Examples. You don't write a jejune collection of hodgepodge letters and numbers like these. It seems simple, almost jejune; so thin and weak that one wonders how it can have formed the foundation for a system so mighty in its historical results.
