The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inane \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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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