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.
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In*ane", n. That which is void or empty. [R.]
The undistinguishable inane of infinite space.
Locke.
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