inane

inane is a Latin form of inanis, meaning “empty, vain”. It is the accusative singular neuter adjective.

Found 179 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Cicero, In C. Verrem 2.2.177: … qui defendet Hortensius? postulabit ut litteras Canulei proferam? crimen eius modi nisi litteris confirmetur inane esse dicet? clamabo litteras remotas esse de medio, decreto sociorum erepta mihi esse istius indicia ac monum …

Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae 2.M7.18: Inane nomen litteris.

All forms of inanis (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.