inane
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7.5
- adjective
- /ɪˈneɪn/
:
absurdo
- The movie was filled with inane dialogue that made it hard to take seriously.
It's like Earth is inane in every way.
- It's like Earth is inane in every way.
- But when you have to read an entire book of her inane writing, it just does not hold.
- Whenever a philosopher needs to talk about a some inane everyday object, it's always a table.
- She doesn't have a sense of self that goes beyond these inane stories we've heard time and time again.
- Now you're talking about her and you, I realize this isn't about me, like I'm someone you've never met making some inane point about nothing.
- They really TikTok likes inane, inconsequential content.
- Is that often time the notes are just inane.
Examples
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Stop asking these inane questions and please, just do something.
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It's always the same inane questions.
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After the talk, hear me ask inane questions of Adam.
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But when you have to read an entire book of her inane writing, it just does not hold.
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You must stay, bored stupid, listening to your parents' inane conversation.
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The way he hangs around making inane conversation.
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As ALD parents, we both know the answer to that inane question.
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Of course, I said something inane like, "Couldn't somebody have told me that before I waited for five hours?"
Fiction book (1998) -
D.J. said as patiently as she could, breaking in on two minutes of inane chatter.
Fiction book (1994) -
She doesn't have a sense of self that goes beyond these inane stories we've heard time and time again.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not able to do the job it is made for
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5.1
Having no meaning, value, or purpose
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3.5
Not doing anything useful
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4.2
Foolish and having no clear reason
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5.2
Unimportant talk with no real reason
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7.7
Not important and not likely to make a difference
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8.7
To be very foolish and show poor judgment
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7.2
Not important or relevant to a situation
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8.9
Silly and foolish while acting proud of oneself
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8.1
Having no real meaning or importance
Not useful or important
Not important or serious compared with other things
Antonyms
How Silly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Inane comes from the Latin inanis, meaning 'empty', made from in- 'not' and anima 'breath' or 'soul'. So something inane is like 'without life' or 'empty', which is why we use it for silly or pointless things.