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