a jejune novel

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• jejune — jejunely, adv. jejuneness, jejunity, n. /ji joohn /, adj. 1. without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel. 2. juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior. 3. lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to… …   Universalium

• jejune — je•june [[t]dʒɪˈdʒun[/t]] adj. 1) lacking interest or significance; insipid: a jejune novel[/ex] 2) lacking maturity; childish: jejune behavior[/ex] 3) lacking nutritive elements: a jejune diet[/ex] • Etymology: 1605–15; < L jējūnus empty,… …   From formal English to slang

• insipid — insipid, vapid, flat, jejune, banal, wishy washy, inane mean devoid of qualities which give spirit, character, or substance to a thing. Something insipid is without taste, or savor, or pungency; the term is applied not only to food and drink… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium

• insipid — adjective Etymology: French & Late Latin; French insipide, from Late Latin insipidus, from Latin in + sapidus savory, from sapere to taste more at sage Date: 1609 1. lacking taste or savor ; tasteless < insipid food > 2. lacking in qualities that …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Dickens, Charles — ▪ British novelist Introduction in full  Charles John Huffam Dickens   born Feb. 7, 1812, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng. died June 9, 1870, Gad s Hill, near Chatham, Kent  English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era. His …   Universalium

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• je·june — /ʤıˈʤuːn/ adj formal 1 : not interesting : ↑boring the novel s jejune plot 2 : too simple She made jejune remarks about life and art …   Useful english dictionary

• Xenophon — Xenophontian /zen euh fon tee euhn/, Xenophontine /zen euh fon tuyn, tin/, adj. /zen euh feuhn, fon /, n. 434? 355? B.C., Greek historian and essayist. * * * born 431, Attica, Greece died shortly before 350 BC, Attica Greek historian. Born of a… …   Universalium

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