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Definitions for jejune
dʒɪˈdʒunje·june

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. insubstantial, jejuneadjective

    lacking in nutritive value

    "the jejune diets of the very poor"

  2. adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerileadjective

    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

    "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"

  3. insipid, jejuneadjective

    lacking interest or significance or impact

    "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel"

GCIDE

  1. Jejuneadjective

    Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune narrative.3. Juvenile; childish; immature.

  2. Jejuneadjective

    Lacking nutritional value.

Wiktionary

  1. jejuneadjective

    Not nutritious.

  2. jejuneadjective

    Lacking matter; empty; devoid of substance.

  3. jejuneadjective

    Naive; simplistic.

  4. Etymology: From ieiunus.

Wikipedia

  1. Jejune

    Jejune was an American rock band formed in 1996 at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. The band has been commonly identified with the emo genre, and was heavily involved with the scene at the peak of the "second wave" of emo in the mid-1990s. The three founding members, Arabella Harrison (Bass/Vocals), Joe Guevara (Guitar/Vocals) and Chris Vanacore (Drums), met while studying at the college. The band relocated to San Diego, California, in 1997.

ChatGPT

  1. jejune

    Jejune refers to something that is naive, simplistic, superficial or lacking in significance and substance. It can also describe something that is uninteresting or dull. Derived from Latin, "jejunus" meaning "empty" or "barren", it is often used to describe ideas, writings or arguments that are uninspiring or unsophisticated.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jejuneadjective

    lacking matter; empty; void of substance

  2. Jejuneadjective

    void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune narrative

  3. Etymology: [L. jejunus fasting, hungry, dry, barren, scanty; of unknown origin.]

Wikidata

  1. Jejune

    Jejune is the name of a band which formed in the mid-1990s at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. The band has been commonly identified with the emo genre, particularly the late-1990s "indie emo" scene. The three founding members, Arabella Harrison, Joe Guevara and Chris Vanacore, met while studying at the college. The band relocated to San Diego, California, in 1997.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Jejune

    je-jōōn′, adj. empty: void of interest: barren.—adv. Jejune′ly.—ns. Jejune′ness; Jeju′num, the second division of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum. [L. jejunus, hungry.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of jejune in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of jejune in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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