Jejune — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking in nutritive value

displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɛdʒuːn/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɛdʒuːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɛdʒuːn/

2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɛdʒuːn/.

Examples

the jejune diets of the very poor
adolescent insecurity
jejune responses to our problems

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

juvenile adolescent insubstantial insipid puerile

Parts of Speech

adjective	lacking in nutritive value “the jejune diets of the very poor”
adjective	displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity “adolescent insecurity”
adjective	lacking interest or significance or impact “an insipid personality”

Word Forms

jejuneness	noun	quality of lacking nutritive value
jejunity	noun	quality of lacking nutritive value
juvenility	noun	lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life
puerility	noun	the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
insipidness	noun	extreme dullness; lacking spirit or interest

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

jéjuin

manque de valeur nutritive

🇪🇸Spanish

árido

carente de valor nutritivo

🇵🇹Portuguese

jejuno

sem valor nutritivo

🇷🇺Russian

тощий

не хватает питательной ценности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेसूद

पोषक तत्वों की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

জেজুনে

পুষ্টির মানের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜெஜூன்

ஊட்டச்சத்து மதிப்பு இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

జెజున్

పోషక విలువలు లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

जेजुन

पौष्टिक मूल्याचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

જેજુન

પોષક મૂલ્યનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೆಜುನ್

ಪೌಷ್ಟಿಕಾಂಶದ ಮೌಲ್ಯದ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജെജൂൺ

പോഷകമൂല്യത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੇਜੂਨ

ਪੌਸ਼ਟਿਕ ਮੁੱਲ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

جیجون

غذائیت کی قیمت میں کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

空肠

缺乏营养价值

🇯🇵Japanese

ジェジュン

栄養価が不足している

🇰🇷Korean

제주

영양가가 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khô khan

thiếu giá trị dinh dưỡng

🇹🇭Thai

เจจูน

ขาดคุณค่าทางโภชนาการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kurus

kurang nilai gizinya

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

ججون

فاقد ارزش غذایی

🇹🇷Turkish

boş zaman

Besin değerinden yoksun

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'jejune'?

The primary meaning of 'jejune' is 'lacking in nutritive value'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'jejune' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'jejune' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'jejune' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'jejune' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'jejune' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'jejune' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'jejune' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'jejune' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'jejune' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'jejune' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted