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inane

UK
/ɪˈneɪn/
US
/ɪˈneɪn/

Translations

inaneadjective
inaner
Comp.
inanest
Super.
UK
/ɪˈneɪn/
US
/ɪˈneɪn/
The conversation was filled with inane comments that added nothing to the discussion.
La conversation était pleine de commentaires absurdes qui n'ajoutaient rien à la discussion.
Additional translations
stupide
videLittéraire.
Synonyms
silly
foolish
absurd
pointless
empty
meaningless
frivolous
vacuous
Antonyms
sensible
meaningful
intelligent
profound
inanenoun
UK
/ɪˈneɪn/
US
/ɪˈneɪn/
Rare, chiefly literary or philosophical use meaning 'the void' or 'empty space'.
videRare, littéraire.
The spacecraft disappeared into the inane, swallowed by the darkness of space.
Le vaisseau spatial a disparu dans le vide, englouti par l'obscurité de l'espace.
Additional translations
néantLittéraire.
Synonyms
emptiness
void
nothingness
vacuity
vacuum
inanity
blankness
nothing

Definitions

inaneadjective
Lacking sense or meaning; silly.
The conversation was filled with inane comments that added nothing to the discussion.
Empty; void; lacking any substance or content (literary).
He gazed into the inane sky, searching for a single cloud.
inanenoun
The void; empty or limitless space, especially beyond the earth’s atmosphere (rare).
The spacecraft disappeared into the inane, swallowed by the darkness of space.
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