I. (ˈ)i|nān, əˈnān adjective
( sometimes -er/-est )
Etymology: Latin inanis
1. : empty , insubstantial
azure of inanest space — Walter de la Mare
2. : lacking significance, meaning or profundity : shallow , vacant , fatuous , silly
made some inane remark on the weather — Joseph Conrad
also : reflecting or indicating such condition
an inane face
Synonyms: see insipid
II. noun
( -s )
: something that is empty : the emptiness of space
a voyage into the limitless inane — V.G.Childe