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🧒 Naivety 😐 Dullness 🥗 Lack of nutrition
jejuneness

jejuneness

9.9
The quality of food having little nutritional value
  • noun
  • /dʒɪˈdʒuːnəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : insuficiencia nutricional
  • The jejuneness of the diet left the children feeling weak throughout the day.

Examples

  • In times of famine, people suffer not only from hunger but also from the jejuneness of whatever food is available.

  • Critics commented on the jejuneness of the hospital meals, noting their lack of essential nutrients.

  • The jejuneness of the diet left her feeling weak.

  • The jejuneness of the meal was disappointing.

  • Critics commented on the jejuneness of the hospital meals, noting their lack of essential nutrients.

  • In times of famine, people suffer not only from hunger but also from the jejuneness of whatever food is available.

  • The jejuneness of the diet left the children feeling weak throughout the day.

Synonyms

jejunity
vsjejuneness
  • Archaic
9.9

A lack of real substance or value that leaves you unsatisfied

is the modern preferred form used today

Antonyms

richness
8 3.2

A full, deep quality in taste, sound, or color that pleases the senses

substantiality
1 7.9

Having real importance or enough evidence to be believed

nutritiveness
5.1

How well food helps your body grow and stay healthy

How Nutritive

nourishment
38 2.0
meagerness
  • US
1 7.0
jejuneness
  • Specialized
9.9
emptiness
58 5.3

Surface Forms

jejuneness singular
jejunenesses plural

Morphology

jejuneness = jejune (opaque) = jejune + ness

Although morphologically 'jejune' + '-ness', this sense relies on a specialized/archaic nutritional sense of 'jejune' that many learners will not recognize, making derivation unpredictable.

Etymology

The word jejuneness comes from the Latin jejunus, which means 'empty' or 'fasting'. It was used for things that give no real nutrition, so jejuneness can mean food or a diet that is not nourishing.