jejuneness
- noun
- /dʒɪˈdʒuːnəs/
- Formal
- He outgrew the jejuneness of his youth through years of travel and study.
Examples
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Her jejuneness was evident when she trusted the stranger's unlikely story.
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The jejuneness of his arguments reflected his inexperience in the debate.
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The essay's jejuneness made it unconvincing to more experienced readers.
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His jejuneness is surprising.
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Don't show such jejuneness!
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Her jejuneness became apparent when she believed the tall tale without question.
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Despite his age, his jejuneness in matters of the world was quite obvious.
Synonyms
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7.9
A lack of experience or good judgment that makes someone easy to trick
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6.1
Lack of experience or common sense that makes someone trust others easily
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9.0
Being inexperienced and not mature
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7.0
Being too quick to trust people and not thinking deeply
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6.4
A lack of experience and knowledge about how the world works
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6.8
A lack of experience and knowledge of the wider world that makes a person seem simple
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9.6
A lack of experience or maturity that shows in actions
A simple, dull quality that makes something uninteresting
Antonyms
How Mature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word jejuneness comes from the Latin word jejunus, which means 'empty' or 'without food'. If a person is 'empty' of life experience they seem naive, so jejuneness means a lack of maturity.