jejuneness
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je·june
(jə-jo͞on′)adj.
1. Not interesting; dull: "and there pour forth jejune words and useless empty phrases" (Anthony Trollope).
2. Lacking maturity; childish: surprised by their jejune responses to our problems.
3. Lacking in nutrition: a jejune diet.
[From Latin iēiūnus, meager, dry, fasting.]
je·june′ly adv.
je·june′ness n.
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Noun | 1. | jejuneness - lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life immatureness, immaturity - not having reached maturity |
2. | jejuneness - the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated dullness - the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees" | |
3. | jejuneness - quality of lacking nutritive value |
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jejuneness
noun1. The state or quality of being insipid:
Informal: wishy-washiness.
2. A lack of excitement, liveliness, or interest:
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