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Juvenile vs Jejune - What's the difference?

juvenile | jejune |

As adjectives the difference between juvenile and jejune

is that juvenile is young; not fully developed while jejune is not nutritious.

As a noun juvenile

is a prepubescent child.

juvenile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • young; not fully developed
  • characteristic of youth or immaturity; childish
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a prepubescent child
  • a person not legally of age, or who is younger than may be charged with an offence
  • an animal that is not sexually mature
  • an actor playing a child's role
  • Derived terms

    * (not of legal age) juvenile court, juvenile delinquent, juvenile detention center, juvenile hall

    jejune

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Not nutritious.
  • Lacking matter; empty; devoid of substance.
  • Naive; simplistic.
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  • Synonyms

    * insipid * puerile * See also ----