(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:21:01

In*ane" (?), a. [L. inanis.]

Without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence; purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless.

"Vague and inane instincts." I. Taylor. -- In*ane"ly, adv.

 

© Webster 1913.

In*ane", n.

That which is void or empty.

[R.]

The undistinguishable inane of infinite space. Locke.

 

© Webster 1913.

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