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inane
inaneempty, pointless, lacking sense, complacently foolish: I was bored by the lecturer’s inane presentation. Not to be confused with:insane – afflicted with mental derangement, having a disordered mind, mad: Her bizarre threats were the result of an insane jealousy.in·ane I0073200 (ĭn-ān′)adj. in·an·er, in·an·est Lacking sense or substance: interrupting with inane comments; angry with my inane roommate. [Latin inānis, empty, lacking sense.] in·ane′ly adv.inane (ɪˈneɪn) adjsenseless, unimaginative, or empty; unintelligent: inane remarks. [C17: from Latin inānis empty] inˈanely advin•ane (ɪˈneɪn) adj. 1. lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions. 2. empty; void. n. 3. something that is empty or void, esp. the void of infinite space. [1655–65; < Latin inānis empty, false, vain] in•ane′ly, adv. syn: See foolish. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | inane - devoid of intelligenceasinine, fatuous, vacuous, mindlessfoolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" |
inaneadjective senseless, stupid, silly, empty, daft (informal), worthless, futile, trifling, frivolous, mindless, goofy (informal), idiotic, vacuous, fatuous, puerile, vapid, unintelligent, asinine, imbecilic, devoid of intelligence He always had this inane grin. serious, significant, sensible, profound, worthwhile, meaningful, weightyinaneadjectiveLacking intelligent thought or content:blank, empty, empty-headed, vacant, vacuous.TranslationsinaneinsensatoscioccoflauwinhoudsloosstomzinloosInANE
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Synonyms for inaneadj senselessSynonyms- senseless
- stupid
- silly
- empty
- daft
- worthless
- futile
- trifling
- frivolous
- mindless
- goofy
- idiotic
- vacuous
- fatuous
- puerile
- vapid
- unintelligent
- asinine
- imbecilic
- devoid of intelligence
Antonyms- serious
- significant
- sensible
- profound
- worthwhile
- meaningful
- weighty
Synonyms for inaneadj lacking intelligent thought or contentSynonyms- blank
- empty
- empty-headed
- vacant
- vacuous
Synonyms for inaneadj devoid of intelligenceSynonyms- asinine
- fatuous
- vacuous
- mindless
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