jejuneness

  • 1Jejuneness — 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;… …

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  • 2jejuneness — noun see jejune …

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  • 3jejuneness — See jejunely. * * * …

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  • 4jejuneness — noun The state or condition of being jejune. Syn: jejunity …

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  • 5jejuneness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The state or quality of being insipid: blandness, dullness, innocuousness, insipidity, insipidness, vapidity, vapidness, washiness, wateriness. Informal: wishy washiness. See EXCITE, TASTE. 2. A lack of excitement,… …

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  • 6jejuneness — n. quality of not having nutritive value; callowness, lack of experience; immaturity; juvenility, youthfulness, childhood; youth; immaturity; tameness; vapidness …

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  • 7jejuneness — je·june·ness …

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  • 8jejuneness — noun 1. lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life • Syn: ↑callowness, ↑juvenility • Derivationally related forms: ↑juvenile (for: ↑juvenility), ↑jejune …

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  • 9jejunity — noun 1. the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated • Syn: ↑jejuneness, ↑tameness, ↑vapidity, ↑vapidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑vapid (for: ↑vapidness), ↑ …

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  • 10insipidity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of taste or interest Nouns insipidity, vapidity; tastelessness, weakness; dullness, mediocrity, indifference. Adjectives 1. (lacking taste) insipid, tasteless, flavorless, savorless, unseasoned,… …

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