inane

  • 21inane — in|ane [ ı neın ] adjective completely stupid: IDIOTIC: an inane grin He bombarded the lecturer with inane questions. ╾ in|ane|ly adverb ╾ in|an|i|ty [ ı nænəti ] noun count or uncount …

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  • 22inane — adjective extremely stupid or without much meaning: inane remarks | an inane conversation inanely adverb inanity noun (C, U) …

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  • 23inane — UK [ɪˈneɪn] / US adjective completely stupid an inane grin He bombarded the lecturer with inane questions. Derived words: inanely adverb inanity UK [ɪˈnænətɪ] / US noun countable/uncountable Word forms inanity : singular inanity plural inanities …

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  • 24inane — inanely, adv. /i nayn /, adj. 1. lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions. 2. empty; void. n. 3. something that is empty or void, esp. the void of infinite space. [1655 65; < L inanis] Syn. 1. pointless. See foolish. * * * …

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  • 25inane — adjective /ɪˈneɪn/ Lacking sense or meaning (often implying, to the point of boredom or annoyance ). This supremely gifted kid told me that in the early elementary grades, the songs sung in music class were so inane that he wanted to skip grades&#8230; …

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  • 26inane — adj. Inane is used with these nouns: ↑chatter, ↑lyrics …

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  • 27inane — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pointless, senseless, silly; empty, vacuous; idiotic. See unmeaningness, folly. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pointless, foolish, fatuous, asinine; see illogical , silly , stupid 1 . III (Roget s 3&#8230; …

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  • 28inane — adjective another one of Craig s inane schemes Syn: silly, foolish, stupid, fatuous, idiotic, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, senseless, asinine, frivolous, vapid; childish, puerile; informal dumb, moronic, ditzy, daft Ant …

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  • 29inane — in•ane [[t]ɪˈneɪn[/t]] adj. 1) lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly: inane questions[/ex] 2) empty; void 3) something that is empty or void, esp. the void of infinite space • Etymology: 1655–65; &LT; L inānis empty, false, vain in•ane′ly …

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  • 30inane — /ɪnˈeɪn / (say in ayn) adjective 1. lacking sense or ideas; silly: inane questions. 2. empty; void. {Latin inānis empty, vain} –inanely, adverb …