English-Thai Dictionary

inane

ADJ โง่เขลา  ไร้ ความคิด  ไม่ ฉลาด  foolish silly ngo-kao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INANE

a.[L. inanis, empty. ] Empty; void; sometimes used as a noun, to express a void space.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INANE

In *ane ", a. Etym: [L. inanis.]

 

Defn: Without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless. "Vague and inane instincts." I. Taylor. -- In *ane "ly, adv.

 

INANE

INANE In *ane ", n.

 

Defn: That which is void or empty. [R.] The undistinguishable inane of infinite space. Locke.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inane

in ane |iˈnān ɪˈneɪn | ▶adjective silly; stupid: don't constantly badger people with inane questions. DERIVATIVES in ane ly adverb, in ane ness noun, in an i ty |iˈnanitē |noun ( pl. inanities ) ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin inanis ‘empty, vain. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

inane

inane |ɪˈneɪn | ▶adjective lacking sense or meaning; silly: don't badger people with inane questions. DERIVATIVES inanely adverb, inaneness noun, inanity |-ˈanɪti |noun ( pl. inanities ) ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin inanis ‘empty, vain ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inane

inane adjective another one of Craig's inane schemes: silly, foolish, stupid, fatuous, idiotic, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, senseless, asinine, frivolous, vapid; childish, puerile; informal dumb, moronic, ditzy, daft. ANTONYMS sensible.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inane

inane adjective an inane remark: silly, foolish, stupid, fatuous, idiotic, absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable, risible, imbecilic, moronic, cretinous, unintelligent, witless, asinine, pointless, senseless, frivolous, nonsensical, brainless, mindless, thoughtless, vacuous, vapid, empty-headed; childish, puerile, infantile, jejune; informal daft, dumb, dim, half-baked, gormless, damfool; Brit. informal divvy; Scottish & N. English informal glaikit; N. Amer. informal dumb-ass; S. African informal dof. ANTONYMS intelligent, sensible.

 

Spanish Dictionary

inane

inane adjetivo formal Vano o inútil :cayó de hinojos sin aproximarse al cadáver, apretándose las manos entre las rodillas y debatiéndose a la vez en una inane desesperanza y en un crédulo sentimiento de liberación .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inane

in ane /ɪnéɪn /形容詞 1 無意味な, ばかげた ; 愚かな ▸ an inane answer 意味のない答え 2 空虚な, うつろな ; 〖the ～; 名詞的に; 集合的に 〗空虚, 無限の空間 ▸ an inane smile うつろな微笑 ～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞