inaneadj.n.

Brit.

/ɪˈneɪn/, U.S.

/ᵻˈneɪn/

Etymology: < Latin inānis empty, useless, vain.

A. adj.

1. Empty, void.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > [adjective] > empty

idlec825

toomOE

lankc1000

emptyOE

leera1250

i-lerc1275

vain1382

void1390

bare1399

vacanta1400

i-voidec1415

hollow1600

vake1600

clear1607

inane1662

blank1748

viduous1855

unchargeda1861

1662 J. Glanvill Lux Orientalis ix. 93 To have confined his omnipotence to work only in one little spot of an infinite inane capacity.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. ix. 126 Dilating into vast inane infinities.

1850 T. Carlyle Latter-day Pamphlets iii. 9 To live..like inane phantasms, and to leave their life as a paltry contribution to the guano mountains.

2. Of persons, their actions, etc.: Void or destitute of sense; silly, senseless; empty-headed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective]

idlec825

giddyc1000

volage?a1366

apec1370

foolisha1382

vain1390

idleful1483

volageous1487

glaikit1488

cock-brained1530

apish1532

empty1550

sillyc1555

frivolous?1563

tickle-headed1583

light-braineda1593

frothy1593

owlish1596

bird-witted1605

empty-headed1614

idle-headed1614

empty-pateda1628

marmosetical1630

grollish1637

feather-headed1647

nonsense1647

whirl-crowned1648

feather-brained1649

swimmering1650

soft-pated1651

weather-headeda1652

shuttlecock1660

drum-headed1664

chicken-brained1678

halokit1724

desipient1727

shatter-pated1727

scattered-brained1747

light-thoughted1777

scatter-brained1804

shandy-pated1806

hellicat1815

feather-pated1819

inane1819

weather-brained1826

bubble-headed1827

tomfoolish1838

bird-brained1892

tottle1894

fluffy1898

scatty1911

wandery1912

scattery1924

twitterpated1943

1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci iii. i. 46 Some inane and vacant smile.

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. vii. 99 We listen..to the inanest hubbub.

1852 A. Jameson Legends Madonna 13 We have merely inane prettiness.

1885 Manch. Examiner 11 Nov. 3/1 To us the book seems a very inane, tiresome, and purposeless affair.

B. n.

1. That which is inane, void, or empty; void or empty space; vacuity; the ‘formless void’ of infinite space.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > [noun] > absolute emptiness of space

vaina1382

emptiness1533

empty1535

vacuity1546

vacuum1550

vacancy1603

voida1618

inanea1676

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iii. ii. 257 An infinite number of small imperceptible Bodies, that floated up and down in a vast infinite Inane.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. vii. 54 The capacious Mind of Man..that..makes excursions into that incomprehensible Inane.

1700 S. Parker 6 Philos. Ess. 5 Atoms..dispers'd and dancing in the great Inane.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. vii. i. 403 So much is getting abolished; fleeting swiftly into the Inane.

1868 Ld. Tennyson Lucretius 40 I saw the flaring atom-streams And torrents of her myriad universe, Ruining along the illimitable inane.

2. An empty-headed, unintelligent person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun]

mis-feelinga1382

noddyship?1589

shallow-pate1600

wattle-head1613

insensiblea1618

non-intelligent1628

underhead1643

no conjurer1668

insipid1699

shallow-brains1707

sillytonian1707

inane1710

coof1724

incapable1809

ganache1814

insipidity1822

wanwit1837

opacity1844

stupiditarian1850

scant-brain1864

insensate1877

slowie1901

no-brow1926

1710 A. Pope Corr. 17 May (1956) I. 88 Being all alike Inanes, & Umbratiles, we Saunter to one anothers Habitations & daily assist each other in doing Nothing at all.

Compounds

inane-visaged adj.

ΚΠ

1876 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London (rev. ed.) 54 An inane-visaged man.

Derivatives

iˈnanely adv. emptily, senselessly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adverb]

giddilya1250

ape1509

vainly1588

emptily1591

frivolously1611

frothily1727

owlishly1846

inanely1883

1883 Harper's Mag. May 894/1 What sport..sounds more inanely foolish than confetti-throwing?

1895 Pall Mall Mag. 7 516 ‘Can't you push on a bit?’ I said, somewhat inanely.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inane
释义	inaneadj.n. Brit. /ɪˈneɪn/, U.S. /ᵻˈneɪn/ Etymology: < Latin inānis empty, useless, vain. A. adj. 1. Empty, void. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > [adjective] > empty idlec825 toomOE lankc1000 emptyOE leera1250 i-lerc1275 vain1382 void1390 bare1399 vacanta1400 i-voidec1415 hollow1600 vake1600 clear1607 inane1662 blank1748 viduous1855 unchargeda1861 1662 J. Glanvill Lux Orientalis ix. 93 To have confined his omnipotence to work only in one little spot of an infinite inane capacity. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. ix. 126 Dilating into vast inane infinities. 1850 T. Carlyle Latter-day Pamphlets iii. 9 To live..like inane phantasms, and to leave their life as a paltry contribution to the guano mountains. 2. Of persons, their actions, etc.: Void or destitute of sense; silly, senseless; empty-headed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective] idlec825 giddyc1000 volage?a1366 apec1370 foolisha1382 vain1390 idleful1483 volageous1487 glaikit1488 cock-brained1530 apish1532 empty1550 sillyc1555 frivolous?1563 tickle-headed1583 light-braineda1593 frothy1593 owlish1596 bird-witted1605 empty-headed1614 idle-headed1614 empty-pateda1628 marmosetical1630 grollish1637 feather-headed1647 nonsense1647 whirl-crowned1648 feather-brained1649 swimmering1650 soft-pated1651 weather-headeda1652 shuttlecock1660 drum-headed1664 chicken-brained1678 halokit1724 desipient1727 shatter-pated1727 scattered-brained1747 light-thoughted1777 scatter-brained1804 shandy-pated1806 hellicat1815 feather-pated1819 inane1819 weather-brained1826 bubble-headed1827 tomfoolish1838 bird-brained1892 tottle1894 fluffy1898 scatty1911 wandery1912 scattery1924 twitterpated1943 1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci iii. i. 46 Some inane and vacant smile. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. vii. 99 We listen..to the inanest hubbub. 1852 A. Jameson Legends Madonna 13 We have merely inane prettiness. 1885 Manch. Examiner 11 Nov. 3/1 To us the book seems a very inane, tiresome, and purposeless affair. B. n. 1. That which is inane, void, or empty; void or empty space; vacuity; the ‘formless void’ of infinite space. ΘΚΠ the world > space > [noun] > absolute emptiness of space vaina1382 emptiness1533 empty1535 vacuity1546 vacuum1550 vacancy1603 voida1618 inanea1676 a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iii. ii. 257 An infinite number of small imperceptible Bodies, that floated up and down in a vast infinite Inane. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. vii. 54 The capacious Mind of Man..that..makes excursions into that incomprehensible Inane. 1700 S. Parker 6 Philos. Ess. 5 Atoms..dispers'd and dancing in the great Inane. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. vii. i. 403 So much is getting abolished; fleeting swiftly into the Inane. 1868 Ld. Tennyson Lucretius 40 I saw the flaring atom-streams And torrents of her myriad universe, Ruining along the illimitable inane. 2. An empty-headed, unintelligent person. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] mis-feelinga1382 noddyship?1589 shallow-pate1600 wattle-head1613 insensiblea1618 non-intelligent1628 underhead1643 no conjurer1668 insipid1699 shallow-brains1707 sillytonian1707 inane1710 coof1724 incapable1809 ganache1814 insipidity1822 wanwit1837 opacity1844 stupiditarian1850 scant-brain1864 insensate1877 slowie1901 no-brow1926 1710 A. Pope Corr. 17 May (1956) I. 88 Being all alike Inanes, & Umbratiles, we Saunter to one anothers Habitations & daily assist each other in doing Nothing at all. Compounds inane-visaged adj. ΚΠ 1876 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London (rev. ed.) 54 An inane-visaged man. Derivatives iˈnanely adv. emptily, senselessly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adverb] giddilya1250 ape1509 vainly1588 emptily1591 frivolously1611 frothily1727 owlishly1846 inanely1883 1883 Harper's Mag. May 894/1 What sport..sounds more inanely foolish than confetti-throwing? 1895 Pall Mall Mag. 7 516 ‘Can't you push on a bit?’ I said, somewhat inanely. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1662
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