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Inane

In-āne', a.

adjective

a. [Lat. inanis, Sp. inane.] Destitute of contents; empty; void; without definite intentions or object; void of sense or intelligence. “Vague and inane instincts.” I. Taylor.

In-āne', n.

noun

n. That which is void or empty; infinite space; vacuity. [Rare.]

We sometimes speak of place, distance, or bulk, in the great inane, beyond the confines of the world. Locke.

It moves or stands still in the undistinguishable inane of infinite space. Locke.