Antonyms of adj jejune

3 senses of jejune

Sense 1
insubstantial, jejune -- (lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor")

INDIRECT (VIA unwholesome) -> wholesome -- (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food")

Sense 2
adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile -- (displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes")

INDIRECT (VIA immature) -> mature -- (characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age")

Sense 3
insipid, jejune -- (lacking interest or significance or impact; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel")

INDIRECT (VIA uninteresting) -> interesting -- (arousing or holding the attention)

Similarity of adj jejune

3 senses of jejune

Sense 1
insubstantial, jejune -- (lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor")
       => unwholesome (vs. wholesome) -- (detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking")

Sense 2
adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile -- (displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes")
       => immature (vs. mature) -- (characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior")

Sense 3
insipid, jejune -- (lacking interest or significance or impact; "an insipid personality"; "jejune novel")
       => uninteresting (vs. interesting) -- (arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip")

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