单词 | jejune |
释义 | jejune[ ji-joon ] / dʒɪˈdʒun / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jejune ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivewithout interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel. juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior. lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to design a house. deficient or lacking in nutritive value: a jejune diet. Origin of jejuneFirst recorded in 1605–15, jejune is from the Latin word jējūnus empty, poor, mean OTHER WORDS FROM jejuneje·june·ly, adverbje·june·ness, je·ju·ni·ty, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jejunejejune , juvenileWords nearby jejuneJehu, jejun-, jejunal, jejunal and ileal veins, jejunal artery, jejune, jejunectomy, jejunitis, jejuno-, jejunocolostomy, jejunoileal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jejuneBritish Dictionary definitions for jejunejejune / (dʒɪˈdʒuːn) / adjectivesimple; naive; unsophisticated insipid; dull; dry lacking nourishment; insubstantial or barren Derived forms of jejunejejunely, adverbjejuneness or jejunity, nounWord Origin for jejuneC17: from Latin jējūnus hungry, empty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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