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    in·ane
    /iˈnān/

    adjective

    • 1. silly; stupid: "don't constantly badger people with inane questions"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inaneInane Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of INANE is lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly. How to use inane in a sentence. Can inane Be Used As a Noun? Synonym Discussion of Inane.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINANE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    extremely silly or with no real meaning or importance: He's always making inane remarks. There are too many inane quiz shows on television these days. Synonyms. asinine formal. fatuous formal. mindless disapproving. vacuous formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Useless and futile. adrift. aimlessly. aimlessness. airy-fairy.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › inaneINANE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Inane definition: lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly. See examples of INANE used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › inaneInane - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If something is inane, it's silly or senseless. If you just want to space out, you won't mind the inane chatter on TV, as long as it's on. Inane comes from the Latin inanis , for empty, and you can think of it as empty-headed.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINANE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. If you describe someone's behaviour or actions as inane, you think they are very silly or stupid. [disapproval] He always had this inane grin. She started asking me inane questions. Synonyms: senseless, stupid, silly, empty More Synonyms of inane. inanely adverb [ADVERB after verb] He lurched through the bar, grinning inanely.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINANE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    extremely silly or with no real meaning or importance: He's always making inane remarks. There are too many inane quiz shows on television these days. Synonyms. asinine formal. fatuous formal. mindless disapproving. vacuous formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Useless and futile. adrift. aimlessly. aimlessness. airy-fairy.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinane adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of inane adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › inane_adjinane, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word inane mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word inane. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › inaneInane - definition of inane by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › inaneinane | meaning of inane in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    inane meaning, definition, what is inane: very stupid or without much meaning: Learn more.