Jejuneness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jejune \Je*june"\, a. [L. jejunus fasting, hungry, dry, barren,
     scanty; of unknown origin.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.
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     2. Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune
        narrative.
  
     3. Juvenile; childish; immature.
        [PJC]
  
     4. Lacking nutritional value.
        [PJC] - {Je*june"ly}, adv. -- {Je*june"ness}, n. --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jejuneness
       n 1: lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life [syn: {callowness},
             {juvenility}]
       2: the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated [syn: {jejunity},
           {tameness}, {vapidity}, {vapidness}]
       3: quality of lacking nutritive value [syn: {jejunity}]