inane

inane
adj
1. silly, absurd, pointless, fatuous, foolish; ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable; senseless, nonsensical, Scot, and North Eng. glaikit, cockeyed; unreasonable, irrational, illogical; preposterous, extravagant, excessive; amphigoric, poppycockish, Sl. cocka-mamie, Inf. piffling; childish, puerile, immature; asinine, idiotic, Inf. moronic, imbecilic; crazy, crazed, Sl. kooky, Scot. doiled, mad; daft, Inf. daffy, crack-brained, Inf. nutty; All Slang. balmy, dippy, batty, cuckoo, buggy, screwy, wacky, goofy, loony.
2. dull, inexpressive, expressionless, stupid, witless, Inf. dopey, empty-headed; unthinking, unreasoning, incogitant, thoughtless; unintelligent, unintellectual; vapid, insipid, banal, bland.

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  • inane — ⇒INANE, adj. Sans valeur, sans intérêt, vide. Allé au journal. Rien de neuf. Les revues vaines et inanes (BARB. D AUREV., 2e Memor., 1838, p. 360). Comme c est mauvais, Jocelyn! Relis en. La quantité d hémistiches tout faits, de vers à… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Inane — In*ane , n. That which is void or empty. [R.] [1913 Webster] The undistinguishable inane of infinite space. Locke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Inane — In*ane , a. [L. inanis.] Without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless. Vague and inane instincts. I. Taylor. {In*ane ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inane — /i nane/ o, alla lat., / inane/ agg. [dal lat. inanis ], lett. [che non produce effetti: un tentativo i. ] ▶◀ (lett.) disutile, inutile, sterile, vacuo, vano. ◀▶ producente, proficuo, utile …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • inane — inane·ly; inane; …   English syllables

  • inane — adjetivo 1. Uso/registro: elevado. Que no tiene valor o que es inútil: Toda nuestra resistencia resulta inane ante la muerte …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • inane — [in ān′] adj. [L inanis] 1. empty; vacant 2. lacking sense or meaning; foolish; silly n. that which is inane; esp., the void of infinite space inanely adv …   English World dictionary

  • inane — I adjective absurd, asinine, fatuous, foolish, imbecile, incogitant, inept, insipid, irrational, ludicrous, nonsensical, ridiculous, senseless, shallow, thought free, thoughtless, unintelligent, unreasoning, unthinking, vacuous, vain II index… …   Law dictionary

  • inane — (adj.) silly, empty headed, 1819, earlier empty (1660s), a back formation from INANITY (Cf. inanity). Related: Inanely …   Etymology dictionary

  • inane — adj. 2 g. 1. Vazio. 2. Oco, fútil; nulo …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • inane — banal, wishy washy, jejune, *insipid, vapid, flat Analogous words: foolish, silly, fatuous, asinine (see SIMPLE): *vain, idle, empty, hollow, nugatory: vacuous, blank (see EMPTY) Contrasted words: *expressive, significant, meaningful, pregnant …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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