MEANING
Lacking sense, meaning, or point; often foolishly empty or trivial.
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Use for speech or ideas that add no meaningful content.Make dialogue or a proposal seem empty, silly, or pointless.
Words that belong together
- inane remark
- inane question
- inane chatter
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The inane question drew a tired laugh from the exhausted crew.
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Inane is dismissive: it judges something as lacking substance or sense, not simply as unfamiliar.
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