Inane – Empty and silly
(Pronounced in-ain)
To remember the definition of the word inane, use the following mnemonic:
They went in and aimed (inane) but the guns were empty and silly bang flags came out instead.
Examples of inane in a sentence
When my sisters and I get together, we tend to do inane things like dressing up as cartoon characters.
Whenever my lovestruck brother looks at his girlfriend, he has an inane grin on his face.
Everyone was upset by the reporter who kept interrupting the president’s speech with inane questions.
