inane
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From Latin inānis (“empty, vain, useless”).
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inane (comparative more inane, superlative most inane)
- 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 already! Eventually he did, so better late than never.
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lacking sense or meaning
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[edit] Italian
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From Latin inanis
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inane m. and f. (m and f plural inani)
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[edit] Latin
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ināne
- nominative neuter singular of inānis
- accusative neuter singular of inānis
- vocative neuter singular of inānis
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From Latin inanis.
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inane m. and f. (plural inanes)