jejune /dʒɪˈdʒuːn/
adjective
meaning:
1. naive, simplistic, and superficial.
"their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions"
2. (of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting.
"he was trying to sell me his jejune opinions"
arid, colourless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, humdrum, jading, boring, leaden, mind-numbing, monochromatic, monotonous, numbing, old, pedestrian, ponderous, slow, stale, stodgy, stuffy, stupid, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying
Antonyms
absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting
Origin
Early 17th century: from Latin jejunus 'fasting, barren'. The original sense was 'without food', hence 'not intellectually nourishing'.
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