jejune
/dʤi'dʤu:n/
Definition
Adjective: 1. Lacking interest, significance, or impact; dull; insipid. Describing something that is uninteresting, uninspiring, or intellectually shallow. 2. Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; childish; puerile. Describing ideas, behavior, or responses that are naive, simplistic, or unsophisticated. 3. Lacking in nutritive value; meager; barren. Describing something that is poor in substance or nourishment, often literally referring to food or diet.
Examples of Usage
- Meaning 1 (Dull, Insipid):
- The lecture was so jejune that half the audience fell asleep.
- Critics dismissed the film as a jejune attempt at social commentary.
- Meaning 2 (Childish, Immature):
- His jejune arguments failed to address the complexity of the issue.
- We were disappointed by the panel's jejune responses to such serious questions.
- Meaning 3 (Meager, Barren):
- The refugees survived on a jejune diet of bread and water.
- The jejune soil could not support any substantial crops.
Advanced Usage
- "Jejune" is a formal and somewhat literary word. It is often used in critical contexts (e.g., literary criticism, academic reviews, or sophisticated commentary) to express strong disapproval of something's quality or depth.
- It can describe abstract concepts (ideas, conversations, art) as well as concrete things (diet, land).
Variants and Related Words
- Jejuneness (noun): The state or quality of being jejune.
- The jejuneness of the plot made the novel difficult to finish.
- Jejunely (adverb): In a jejune manner.
- The concept was jejunely presented.
Synonyms
- For meanings 1 & 2: Insipid, vapid, banal, inane, puerile, juvenile, naive, unsophisticated, dull, tedious, dry.
- For meaning 3: Meager, scanty, sparse, barren, poor, unnutritious.
Antonyms
- For meanings 1 & 2: Interesting, stimulating, profound, sophisticated, mature.
- For meaning 3: Nutritious, nourishing, rich, abundant, fertile.
Adjective
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lacking interest or significance or impact
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an insipid personality
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jejune novel
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displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
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adolescent insecurity
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jejune responses to our problems
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their behavior was juvenile
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puerile jokes
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lacking in nutritive value
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the jejune diets of the very poor
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