Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jejuneness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: je-june-ness
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being jejune.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I do not suffer any more from brain fag. If I feel symptoms of a return of mental vacuity, I take of the hypophosphites and the intellectual jejuneness is immediately suppressed. My only objection to it is, that it creates in me an inordinate, and unseemly rambunctiousness. For a three scorer, who is now little more than a parchmental reminiscence, this is unbefitting."

Etymology

From jejune + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: jejune

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

jejunity jejunosity tameness vapidity vapidness callowness juvenility

Questions

What does jejuneness mean?: The state or condition of being jejune.
Where does jejuneness come from?: From jejune + -ness.

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