jejune

English

/dʒəˈdʒuːn/

adj

Definitions

(dated) Not nutritious.
(by extension) Lacking matter; empty; devoid of substance.
Naive; simplistic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iēiūnus (fasting).

Origin

Latin

iēiūnus

Gloss

fasting

Concept

Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

jejunely English
jejuneness English
jejunity English
*aiūnus Latin
iēiūnus Latin
iēiūnāre Latin
iēiūnō Latin
jajūnāre, *aiunāre, *aiūnāre Latin
ayunador Spanish, Castilian
ayunar Spanish, Castilian
desayunar Spanish, Castilian
*jagjūnos Proto-Italic
ayuna Chavacano