Inane Definition

ĭn-ān
inane
adjective
Lacking sense or meaning; foolish; silly.
Webster's New World

Purposeless; pointless.

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noun
The void of infinite space.
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Origin of Inane

  • From Middle French inane, from Latin inānis (“empty, vain, useless”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin inānis empty, lacking sense

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Inane Sentence Examples

  • I tend to act inane around the people that I am closest to.

  • For this reason, it is in parents' best interest to follow the procedures put in place no matter how inane they may seem.

  • While most readers found Epstein's comments inane, at least one congressman agreed to look into it.

  • To gain attention from his friends, Andrew always acts inane.

  • While it costs $100 a year to join, you can be sure that annoying jokers don't clog the community with inane chatter.

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Words Starting With

IININA

Words Ending With

ENEANE

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