jejune
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PRONUNCIATION:
(ji-JOON)
MEANING:
adjective:
1. Dull; insipid.
2. Lacking maturity; juvenile.
3. Lacking in nutrition.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin jejunus (empty, hungry, fasting, meager). A related word is jejunum, the middle part of the small intestine. It was so called because it was usually found empty after death.
USAGE:
"Some songs are inspired and done with a knowing sense of irony. Others are jaw-droppingly jejune."
John Doyle; Glee's Back; Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); Apr 13, 2010.
PRONUNCIATION:
(ji-JOON)
MEANING:
adjective:
1. Dull; insipid.
2. Lacking maturity; juvenile.
3. Lacking in nutrition.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin jejunus (empty, hungry, fasting, meager). A related word is jejunum, the middle part of the small intestine. It was so called because it was usually found empty after death.
USAGE:
"Some songs are inspired and done with a knowing sense of irony. Others are jaw-droppingly jejune."
John Doyle; Glee's Back; Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); Apr 13, 2010.