inane
adjective
[ ɪˈneɪn ]
• lacking sense or meaning; silly.
• "don't badger people with inane questions"
Similar:
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,
dumb,
dim,
half-baked,
damfool,
daft,
divvy,
gormless,
glaikit,
dumb-ass,
dof,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin inanis ‘empty, vain’.
