inane
lacking sense or substance; silly
Word origin: From Latin inanis, empty.
Inane in a sentence
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The talk show was filled with inane chatter about celebrities' wardrobes.
The panel dismissed the proposal as inane, finding no substance beneath its confident phrasing.
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The treaty was hailed as a triumph of diplomacy, yet historians now regard its terms as blank, since they merely postponed the conflicts they claimed to resolve.
Using “inane” well
Inane labels speech or ideas as empty and silly, lacking any real content, which sets it against profound and meaningful.
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