inane

UK: /ɪˈneɪn/ US: /ɪˈneɪn/ ,(i nān′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•ane /ɪˈneɪn/   adj. 

1. lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly:
   inane questions.
2. empty;
   pointless:
   an inane remark about the weather.

in•ane•ly, adv. 
in•an•i•ty /ɪˈnænɪti/  n. 

[uncountable] a moment of sheer inanity.

[countable] some inanities about the weather.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•ane  (i nān′), adj. 

1. lacking sense, significance, or ideas;
   silly:
   inane questions.
2. empty;
   void.

n. 

3. something that is empty or void, esp. the void of infinite space.

• Latin inānis
• 1655–65

in•ane′ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. pointless. See foolish. 

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inane / ɪˈneɪn/ adjective

1. senseless, unimaginative, or empty; unintelligent: inane remarks

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin inānis empty

inˈanely adverb