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inane

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in⋅ane

  [i-neyn]
Use inane in a Sentence
–adjective
1. lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions.
2. empty; void.
–noun
3. something that is empty or void, esp. the void of infinite space.
Origin:
1655–65; < L inānis

Related forms:
in⋅ane⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. pointless. See foolish.
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in·ane   (ĭn-ān')   
adj.   in·an·er, in·an·est
One that lacks sense or substance: interrupting with inane comments; angry with my inane roommate.

[Latin inānis, empty, lacking sense.]
in·ane'ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

inane 
"silly, empty-headed," 1819, earlier "empty" (1662), a back-formation of inanity "emptiness, hollowness" (1603), later "silliness" (1753), from Fr. inanité, from L. inanitatem "emptiness," from inanis "empty, void, worthless, useless." Inanition is attested from c.1400.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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