English

Etymology
From L. inanis �empty, vain�.

Adjective
en-adj

1. lack|Lacking sense or meaning; silly.

#: 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.

Derived terms
inanely
inanity

Translations
trans-top|lacking sense or meaning
Dutch: t+|nl|zinloos, t|nl|inhoudsloos, t+|nl|stom, t|nl|flauw
Finnish: tyhjä, merkityksetön, typerä
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Spanish
Etymology
From L.|es inanis.

Adjective
es-adj

1. #English|inane; pointless

es:inane
fa:inane
fr:inane
io:inane
te:inane
vi:inane
zh:inane

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