Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: inane
IPA transcription: [,ɪn'eɪn]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous
    Meaning: devoid of intelligence
Usage examples
  • Yet, beneath this desire for nominal longevity, apparently so inane, there may lurk an ideal ambition of which the ancients cannot have been unconscious when they set so high a value on fame.
  • He saw himself leading a quiet and blameless life, walking sedately to school, working at high pressure in school, doing his homework conscientiously in the evening, being exquisitely polite to his family, his instructors, and the various foolish people who visited his home for the sole purpose (apparently) of making inane remarks to him.