English → Latin
“jejune” in Latin
ieiūnusfasting, abstinent, hungry; dry, barren, unproductive; scanty, meagerāridusdry, parched, withered, arid; dry, lean, meagre, shrivelled; withered (e.g. from disease); uninspired, jejune, spiritlesexīlissmall, thin, slender; lank, meagre, feeble, inadequate; of the sound l, palatalized
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
jejune
jejunus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) frigidus et jejunus: aridus: exilis: exiliter scriptus. SYN. in DRY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for jejune?
- The usual Latin words for “jejune” are ieiūnus, āridus, exīlis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.