"inane" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /iˈna.ne/ Forms: inani [plural]
Rhymes: -ane Etymology: From Latin inānis. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|inānis}} Latin inānis Head templates: {{it-adj}} inane m or f by sense (plural inani), {{tlb|it|literary}} (literary)
  1. (rare) empty, void, hollow Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, literary, masculine, rare Synonyms: vacuo [literary], vuoto
    Sense id: en-inane-it-adj-pNJpnD6J Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 89 11
  2. useless, vain, inane Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, literary, masculine Synonyms: inconcludente, infruttuoso, inutile, irrito [literary], vano
    Sense id: en-inane-it-adj-iWRpgdC5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: inanità

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      "inānis",
      "inanis#Latin"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin inānis",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin inānis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "inani",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "it-adj"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "literary"
      },
      "expansion": "(literary)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "i‧nà‧ne"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "i‧nà‧ne"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "colmo"
        },
        {
          "word": "pieno"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "empty, void, hollow"
      ],
      "id": "en-inane-it-adj-pNJpnD6J",
      "links": [
        [
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        ],
        [
          "void",
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        ],
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          "hollow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) empty, void, hollow"
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "vacuo"
        },
        {
          "word": "vuoto"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "literary",
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "utile"
        }
      ],
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        "useless, vain, inane"
      ],
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        [
          "useless",
          "useless"
        ],
        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ],
        [
          "inane",
          "inane#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "inconcludente"
        },
        {
          "word": "infruttuoso"
        },
        {
          "word": "inutile"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "irrito"
        },
        {
          "word": "vano"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/iˈna.ne/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ane"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inane"
}
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    "Italian adjectives",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian epicene adjectives",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian literary terms",
    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ane",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ane/3 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "inanità"
    }
  ],
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    [
      "inānis",
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    ]
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin inānis",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin inānis.",
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    {
      "form": "inani",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "it-adj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "literary"
      },
      "expansion": "(literary)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "i‧nà‧ne"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "i‧nà‧ne"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "colmo"
        },
        {
          "word": "pieno"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with rare senses"
      ],
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        "empty, void, hollow"
      ],
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          "empty",
          "empty"
        ],
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          "void",
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        ],
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          "hollow",
          "hollow"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rare) empty, void, hollow"
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "vacuo"
        },
        {
          "word": "vuoto"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "literary",
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "utile"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "useless, vain, inane"
      ],
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        [
          "useless",
          "useless"
        ],
        [
          "vain",
          "vain"
        ],
        [
          "inane",
          "inane#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "inconcludente"
        },
        {
          "word": "infruttuoso"
        },
        {
          "word": "inutile"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "irrito"
        },
        {
          "word": "vano"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈna.ne/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ane"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inane"
}

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