inane
Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyanceLacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
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» I can't stand such number of inane trivialities.
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2 sensesLacking sense or meaning, often 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 already! Eventually he did, so better late than never.
sinnlos, albern, bedeutungslos
глу́пыйglúpyj, пусто́йpustój, бессмы́сленныйbessmýslennyj
Purposeless; pointless.
vergeblich, zwecklos
бесце́льныйbescélʹnyj, бессмы́сленныйbessmýslennyj
- extremely silly or stupid
Examples
3 sentencesI can't stand such number of inane trivialities.
Non sequitur is the last resort of the inane.
ruНелогичное умозаключение - последнее прибежище пустомели. — shanghainese
It was completely inane.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin inānis (“empty, vain, useless”), of unknown origin.From Latin inānis (“empty, vain, useless”), of unknown origin.
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Forms
inaner/more inane, inanest/most inane| Comparative | inaner / more inane Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | inanest / most inane Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.