jejune

/ˌdʒeˈdʒuːn/jeh-JOON

/ˌdʒɛˈdʒun/jeh-JOON

Meaningfasting; meagre

Common meaning: naive

Other meanings: dull and empty

jejunfasting; meagreLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1013 · scan

Journey through time

Latiniēiūnus, -a, -um‘fasting’
Englishjejune‘naive’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin iēiūnus ‘fasting; meagre’.

Roots

iēiūnus, -a, -um Latin “fasting; meagre”

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