Inane — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

devoid of intelligence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnˈeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnˈeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnˈeɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnˈeɪn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mindless vacuous fatuous asinine

Word Forms

asininity	noun	the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness
fatuousness	noun	a ludicrous folly
fatuity	noun	a ludicrous folly
inanity	noun	total lack of meaning or ideas
mindlessness	noun	total lack of meaning or ideas
vacuousness	noun	indicative of or marked by mental vacuity and an absence of ideas
vacuity	noun	total lack of meaning or ideas

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

albern

ohne Intelligenz

🇫🇷French

inepte

dépourvu d'intelligence

🇮🇹Italian

insensato

privo di intelligenza

🇳🇱Dutch

zinloos

verstoken van intelligentie

🇵🇹Portuguese

fútil

desprovido de inteligência

🇷🇺Russian

бессмысленный

лишенный интеллекта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेहूदा

बुद्धि से रहित

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্বোধ

বুদ্ধিমত্তাহীন

🇮🇳Tamil

அநாகரீகமான

புத்திசாலித்தனம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్జీవమైన

తెలివితేటలు లేని

🇮🇳Marathi

अशक्त

बुद्धिमत्ता रहित

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્ક્રિય

બુદ્ધિથી વંચિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಡ

ಬುದ್ಧಿಮತ್ತೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർജ്ജീവമായ

ബുദ്ധിയില്ലാത്ത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਯੋਗ

ਬੁੱਧੀ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ہودہ

ذہانت سے عاری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无用的

缺乏智力

🇯🇵Japanese

非常識な

知性のない

🇰🇷Korean

어리석은

지능이 없는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngu ngốc

không có trí thông minh

🇹🇭Thai

ไร้สาระ

ไร้สติปัญญา

🇮🇩Indonesian

bodoh

tanpa kecerdasan

🇵🇭Filipino

inaantok

walang katalinuhan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak sihat

tiada kecerdasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تافه

خالي من الذكاء

🇮🇷Persian

بی حال

خالی از هوش

🇹🇷Turkish

anlamsız

zekadan yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְטוּפָּשׁ

נטול אינטליגנציה

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