inane Definition

inane
adj inaner, inanest

1. Without meaning or point.
2. Silly or senseless.

Thesaurus: senseless, futile, idiotic, asinine, vain, fatuous, foolish, puerile, stupid, trifling, worthless; Antonym: sensible, intelligent.

Derivative: inanely
adverb

See also inanity.

Etymology: 19c in this sense; 17c, meaning ‘empty': from Latin inanis empty.