inane

(ĭn-ān')
adj., -an·er, -an·est.
One that lacks sense or substance: interrupting with inane comments; angry with my inane roommate.

[Latin inānis, empty, lacking sense.]

inanely in·ane'ly adv.

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adjective

Lacking intelligent thought or content: blank, empty, empty-headed, vacant, vacuous. See full/empty/capacity.

adj

Definition: stupid
Antonyms: bright, intelligent, sensible, smart

IN BRIEF: Foolish, silly.

The press conference turned into an inane scene where no one could be heard.

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• Foolish, Immature, Bigoted, or Trivial

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tom, indholdsløs, tomhjernet, åndsforladt, banal

Nederlands (Dutch)
leeg, dom

Français (French)
adj. - débile, idiot
n. - débile, idiot

Deutsch (German)
adj. - dumm
n. - Leere

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κενός, μάταιος, ανόητος, βλακώδης
n. - (το) άπειρο, (το) αχανές

Italiano (Italian)
insensato, spazio infinito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fútil
n. - futilidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
бессмысленный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inane, fútil, necio, vacío
n. - el espacio infinito, el vacío

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tom, meningslös, dum, banal
n. - tomma rymden

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
空虚的, 空洞的, 愚蠢的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 空虛的, 空洞的, 愚蠢的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 공허한, 어리석은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 空虚な, ばかげた, 愚かな
n. - うつろなもの, 無限の空間

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فارغ, تافه (الاسم) فراغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮טיפשי, ריק‬

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