Definition of JEJUNE

jejune

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • lacking in nutritive value
    • "the jejune diets of the very poor"
  • displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
    • "jejune responses to our problems"
  • lacking interest or significance or impact
    • "jejune novel"

Adj

  • Not nutritious.
  • Lacking matter; empty; devoid of substance.
  • Naive; simplistic.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iēiūnus (“fasting”).

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 20

jejune is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
jejune is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jejune is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

jejune is a valid Words With Friends word