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jejune

UK
/dʒɪˈdʒuːn/
US
/dʒɪˈdʒun/

Traduzioni

jejunenoun
jejunes
pl
UK
/dʒɪˈdʒuːn/
US
/dʒɪˈdʒun/
Obsolete use meaning ‘a fast day’; rare but attested, therefore included.
jejuneadjective
more jejune
Comp.
most jejune
Super.
UK
/dʒɪˈdʒuːn/
US
/dʒɪˈdʒun/
The lecture was jejune and uninspiring.
Лекция была скучной и не вдохновляющей.
His jejune comments revealed his lack of experience.
Его незрелые комментарии показали его недостаток опыта.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
пресный
поверхностный
незначительный
Sinonimi
insipid
vapid
uninspired
dull
boring
childish
naive
Contrari
sophisticated
interesting
exciting
mature

Definizioni

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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