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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
je·june    Audio Help   [ji-joon] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
2.juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior.
3.lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to design a house.
4.deficient or lacking in nutritive value: a jejune diet.
[Origin: 1605–15; < L jéjūnus empty, poor, mean]

—Related forms
je·june·ly, adverb
je·june·ness, je·ju·ni·ty, noun
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  jejune
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  arid, banal, barren, bland, childish, dull, empty, flat, immature, inane, innocuous, insipid, juvenile, meager, sterile, trite, vapid, unexciting
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  insipid
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Lacking the qualities requisite for spiritedness and originality.
Synonyms:  bland, innocuous, namby-pamby, vapid, washy, waterish, watery
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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