Jejuneness
/dʒɪˈdʒuː.nəs/noun
The quality of being jejune; dull, naive, or lacking in substance.
Did you know?Jejune ultimately comes from Latin *ieiunus*, meaning “fasting” or “empty,” so the word for “dullness” began as a literal state of being hollowed out.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
ieiunus
“fasting; empty; barren”
Late Latin
Latin
ieiunus
“fasting; not having eaten”
Old French
Old French
jejune
“dull, meager, insipid”
Middle English
English
jejune
“dull, dry, lacking substance”
Modern English
English
jejuneness
“the state or quality of being jejune”