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Jejune — is the name of a band which formed in the mid 90s at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. The band has been commonly identified with the emo genre, particularly the late 90s indie emo scene. The three founding members, Arabella… … Wikipedia
jejune — is pronounced ji joon. It properly means ‘meagre, scanty; dull or uninteresting’ and is used primarily of ideas or arguments. It is derived from the Latin word jejunus meaning ‘fasting’, and originally meant ‘without food’ in English. The writer… … Modern English usage
Jejune — Datos generales Origen Boston, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos Información artís … Wikipedia Español
Jejune — Je*june , a. [L. jejunus fasting, hungry, dry, barren, scanty; of unknown origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. Lacking matter; empty; void of substance. [1913 Webster] 2. Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune narrative. 3. Juvenile; childish; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jejune — I (dull) adjective bleak, boresome, boring, colorless, common, commonplace, drearisome, dreary, dry, flat, flavorless, hollow, indifferent, insipid, monotonous, ordinary, plain, ponderous, prosaic, prosy, stolid, tame, tasteless, tedious, thin,… … Law dictionary
jejune — (adj.) 1610s, dull in the mind, flat, insipid, from L. ieiunus empty, dry, barren, lit. fasting, hungry, of obscure origin … Etymology dictionary
jejune — insipid, vapid, flat, wishy washy, inane, banal Analogous words: *thin, slight, slim, tenuous: arid, *dry: attenuated, extenuated, diluted, thinned (see THIN vb): *meager, skimpy, exiguous Contrasted words: lavish, *profuse, lush, luxuriant,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
jejune — ► ADJECTIVE 1) naive and simplistic. 2) (of ideas or writings) dull. ORIGIN Latin jejunus fasting, barren … English terms dictionary
jejune — [ji jo͞on′] adj. [L jejunus, empty, dry, barren] 1. not nourishing; barren 2. not interesting or satisfying; dull or empty 3. [? by confusion with JUVENILE] not mature; childish jejunely adv. jejuneness n … English World dictionary
jejune — jejunely, adv. jejuneness, jejunity, n. /ji joohn /, adj. 1. without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel. 2. juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior. 3. lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to… … Universalium
jejune — [[t]ʤɪʤu͟ːn[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something or someone as jejune, you are criticizing them for being very simple and unsophisticated. [FORMAL] They were of great service in correcting my jejune generalizations. 2) ADJ… … English dictionary
