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  • 11inane — banal, wishy washy, jejune, *insipid, vapid, flat Analogous words: foolish, silly, fatuous, asinine (see SIMPLE): *vain, idle, empty, hollow, nugatory: vacuous, blank (see EMPTY) Contrasted words: *expressive, significant, meaningful, pregnant …

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  • 12inane — [adj] stupid absurd, asinine, daft, empty, fatuous, flat, foolish, frivolous, futile, harebrained*, idiotic, illogical, imbecilic, innocuous, insipid, jejune, laughable, meaningless, mindless, pointless, puerile, ridiculous, sappy*, senseless,… …

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  • 13inane — (Del lat. inānis). adj. Vano, fútil, inútil …

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  • 14inane — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking sense or meaning; silly. DERIVATIVES inanely adverb inanity noun (pl. inanities) . ORIGIN Latin inanis empty, vain …

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  • 15inane — (Del lat. inanis, vacío.) ► adjetivo 1 Que es vano, insustancial o inútil: ■ su retraso fue justificado con inanes razones. SINÓNIMO fútil 2 MEDICINA Que sufre inanición. * * * inane (del lat. «inānis», vacío; cult.) adj. *Endeble o *ins …

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  • 16inane — i·nà·ne agg. LE inutile, vano: l oro | non fia che te solleciti, | né l inane decoro de titoli... (Parini) | inconsistente: su l ampia ruina | inane caligine incombe (D Annunzio) {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1332. ETIMO: dal lat. ināne(m) …

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  • 17inane — [[t]ɪne͟ɪn[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour or actions as inane, you think they are very silly or stupid. He always had this inane grin... She started asking me inane questions. Syn: idiotic Derived words: inanely …

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  • 18inane — {{#}}{{LM I21276}}{{〓}} {{SynI21819}} {{[}}inane{{]}} ‹i·na·ne› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} Inútil, sin valor o sin importancia: • Ha sido un esfuerzo inane porque no ha valido para nada.{{○}} {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} Del latín inanis (vacío).… …

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  • 19inane — I. adjective (inaner; est) Etymology: Latin inanis Date: 1662 1. empty, insubstantial 2. lacking significance, meaning, or point ; silly < inane comments > Synonyms: see insipid • …

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  • 20inane — i|nane [ıˈneın] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: inanis] very stupid or without much meaning ▪ Most pop lyrics are pretty inane. ▪ an inane remark &GT;inanely adv ▪ Dave smiled inanely. &GT;inanity [ıˈnænıti] n [U and C] …

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