inane
[ ih-neyn ]
/ ɪˈneɪn /
adjective
lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions.
empty; void.
noun
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
Words nearby inane
inadvisable, inalienable, inalterable, inamorata, inamorato, inane, inanga, inanimate, inanition, inanity, inapparent
Origin of inane
First recorded in 1655–65, inane is from the Latin word inānis
OTHER WORDS FROM inane
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inane
/ (ɪˈneɪn) /
adjective
senseless, unimaginative, or empty; unintelligentinane remarks
Derived forms of inane
inanely, adverbWord Origin for inane
C17: from Latin inānis empty
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