inane
adjective/ɪˈneɪn/
/ɪˈneɪn/
- stupid or silly; with no meaning
- an inane remark
- The last question was especially inane.
- I wish you’d stop making these inane remarks!
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInane is used with these nouns:- chatter
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin inanis ‘empty, vain’.Definitions on the go
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