inane

adjective
UK: /ɪˈneɪn/
US: /ɪˈneɪn/

  1. Silly or stupid.

    1. That was an inane question.
    2. The movie's plot was so inane, I couldn't stop laughing at its absurdity.

Synonyms

foolish silly stupid fatuous idiotic absurd

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The phonetic transcription of "inane" is /ɪˈneɪn/ in British English and /ɪˈneɪn/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "inane": foolish, silly, stupid, fatuous, idiotic, absurd.

Example usage of "inane": "That was an inane question.". More examples on the page.