noun

jējūnĭtas

gen. ātis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

a fasting, emptiness of stomach

a fasting, emptiness of stomach.

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Lit.: jejunitatis plenus, anima foetida, Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 13. —

dryness by extension •

Transf., dryness: calida umoris, Vitr. 2, 6, 4; 7, 4, 3.—

figuratively

dryness, poverty, meagreness •

Of speech, dryness, poverty, meagreness: inopia et jejunitas, Cic. Brut. 55: qui jejunitatem et famem se malle quam ubertatem et copiam dicerent, id. Tusc. 2, 1, 3: jejunitas et siccitas et inopia, id. Brut. 82, 285.—

Ignorance •

Ignorance of any thing: bonarum artium, Cic. de Or. 2, 3, 10.

Perseus ID: n25218 Key: jejunitas