Inane \In*ane"\, n. That which is void or empty. [R.]
The undistinguishable inane of infinite space. --Locke.
Inane \In*ane"\, a. [L. inanis.] Without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless. ``Vague and inane instincts.'' --I. Taylor. -- {In*ane"ly}, adv.
"Even worse, the images the candidates need to use to appear on the evening news are so inane that they have nothing to do with real issues."
I asked, from his point of view, the most inane question: `What is the difference between a mandolin and a guitar?'
Even other, lesser players had to put up with inane questioning about their diet, their clothes, their hair styles.
Under the time pressure, he botches lines and says inane things (of a mid-match 200-200 tie he commented, "I can't help noticing the score is fairly even").
I knew I was up against something powerful, and Mr. Deaver has revealed it was the power of the inane.
But humour is a risky device. What strikes one listener as clever may strike another as inane.
"I don't think there's any fiction writer who could have developed a more inane and criminally evil act," said Councilman James W. Pitts after Robert E. Delano refused to appear before the council's Finance Committee on Tuesday.
Our sudden urge now, late in the 20th century, is totally ridiculous and inane.