Usually means: Lacking sense or substance; foolish.
Definitions Related words Phrases (New!) Mentions Lyrics History
We found 29 dictionaries that define the word inane:

General (24 matching dictionaries)
  1. inane: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. inane: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. inane: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. inane: Collins English Dictionary
  5. inane: Vocabulary.com
  6. Inane, inane: Wordnik
  7. inane: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. inane: Wiktionary
  9. inane: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. inane: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. inane: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Inane, inane: Dictionary.com
  13. inane: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. inane: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Inane: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. inane: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. inane: Rhymezone
  18. Inane: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. inane: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. inane: Free Dictionary
  21. inane: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. inane: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. inane: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. inane: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Sound-Alike Words (No longer online)
  2. InANE: Acronym Finder

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. inane: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See inanely as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
adjective:  Purposeless; pointless.
noun:  That which is void or empty.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Word origin

Words similar to inane

Usage examples for inane

Idioms related to inane

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing inane

Popular nouns described by inane

Words that often appear near inane

Rhymes of inane

Invented words related to inane

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Compound Your Joy   Threepeat   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Help


Our daily word games Threepeat and Compound Your Joy are going strong. Bookmark and enjoy!