- inane
- adjective /ɪˈneɪn/
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.
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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
