Hypertext Webster Gateway: "jejune"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Jejune \Je*june"\, a. [L. jejunus fasting, hungry, dry, barren,
scanty; of unknown origin.]
1. Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.
2. Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune
narrative. - {Je*june"ly}, adv. -- {Je*june"ness}, n.
--Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
jejune
adj 1: lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very
poor" [syn: {insubstantial}]
2: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent
insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their
behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: {adolescent},
{juvenile}, {puerile}]
3: lacking interest or significance; "an insipid personality";
"jejune novel" [syn: {insipid}]
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