INANE

asinine, fatuous, inane

(adjective) extremely silly or stupid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inane (comparative more inane, superlative most inane)

Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)

(lacking sense): Synonyms: silly, fatuous, vapid

Purposeless; pointless

Noun

inane (plural inanes)

That which is void or empty.

Anagrams

• -anine, Annie, nenia

Source: Wiktionary


In*ane", a. Etym: [L. inanis.]

Definition: Without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless. "Vague and inane instincts." I. Taylor.

– In*ane"ly, adv.

In*ane", n.

Definition: That which is void or empty. [R.] The undistinguishable inane of infinite space. Locke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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