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Definitions for inane
ɪˈneɪninane
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Princeton's WordNet
asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuousadjective
devoid of intelligence
Wiktionary
inaneadjective
Lacking sense or meaning (often implying, "to the point of boredom or annoyance").
This supremely gifted kid told me that in the early elementary grades, the songs sung in music class were so inane that he wanted to skip grades already! Eventually he did, so better late than never.
Etymology: From inanis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Inaneadjective
Empty; void.
Etymology: inanis, Latin.
We sometimes speak of place in the great inane, beyond the confines of the world. John Locke.
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inane
Inane refers to something that is empty, meaningless, silly, or nonsensical. It can refer to things, actions, or remarks that lack substance, intelligence, or point.
Webster Dictionary
Inaneadjective
without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless
Inanenoun
that which is void or empty
Etymology: [L. inanis.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Inane
in-ān′, adj. empty, void: void of intelligence: useless.—ns. Inani′tion, exhaustion from want of food; Inan′ity, senselessness: worthlessness: any kind of vain frivolity. [L. inanis.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inane in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inane in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of inane in a Sentence
Søren Kierkegaard, Journal 1848:
Of all tyrannies democracy is the most agonizing, the most inane, the absolute fall of everything great and elevated.
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- تافهArabic
- hloupýCzech
- åndsforladt, intetsigendeDanish
- albern, sinnlosGerman
- ανόητοςGreek
- inaneEsperanto
- inaneSpanish
- احمقانهPersian
- typerä, tyhjä, merkityksetönFinnish
- inane, niais, inepte, insenséFrench
- faoinScottish Gaelic
- बेहूदाHindi
- bodohIndonesian
- scioccoItalian
- מְטוּפָּשׁHebrew
- ಜಡKannada
- inaneLatin
- zinloos, flauw, stom, inhoudsloosDutch
- intetsigendeNorwegian
- bezmyślny, głupiPolish
- vão, fútil, inane, vazioPortuguese
- nebunescRomanian
- глупый, бессмысленный, пустойRussian
- besmislen, бесмисленSerbo-Croatian
- andefattig, intetsägandeSwedish
- ไร้สาระThai
- inaneVietnamese
- ינאַנעYiddish
- 伊娜Chinese
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