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jejune

UK
/dʒɪˈdʒuːn/
US
/dʒɪˈdʒun/

Translations

jejunenoun
jejunes
pl
UK
/dʒɪˈdʒuːn/
US
/dʒɪˈdʒun/
Obsolete use meaning ‘a fast day’; rare but attested, therefore included.
jeûneSens vieilli ou littéraire.
They observed the church jejune with strict abstinence.
Ils observèrent le jeûne de l’Église avec une stricte abstinence.
jejuneadjective
more jejune
Comp.
most jejune
Super.
UK
/dʒɪˈdʒuːn/
US
/dʒɪˈdʒun/
The lecture was jejune, failing to capture the students' attention.
Le cours était insipide et n’a pas réussi à retenir l’attention des étudiants.
ennuyeuxAu sens de « terne, sans intérêt ».
The lecture was jejune, failing to capture the students' attention.
Le cours était ennuyeux et n’a pas réussi à retenir l’attention des étudiants.
simplisteAu sens de « naïf et superficiel ».
His jejune comments on the complex issue revealed his lack of understanding.
Ses remarques simplistes sur cette question complexe révélaient son manque de compréhension.
Additional translations
naïfAu sens de « candide, peu mûr ».
maigreAu sens de « pauvre, peu nourrissant » ; registre rare.
peu nourrissantAu sens de « qui apporte très peu de valeur nutritive ».
Synonyms
insipid
vapid
uninspired
dull
boring
childish
naive
Antonyms
sophisticated
interesting
exciting
mature

Definitions

jejunenoun
An occasion of fasting; a fast day (obsolete).
They observed the church jejune with strict abstinence.
jejuneadjective
Lacking in interest or significance; dull or insipid.
The lecture was jejune, failing to capture the students' attention.
Naive, simplistic, and superficial.
His jejune comments on the complex issue revealed his lack of understanding.
Devoid of nutritive value; not nourishing; empty or meagre (often used of food or diet); hungry or fasting (archaic).
During the siege, the survivors subsisted on a jejune gruel that barely kept them alive.
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