John Tavener

The thing I regret most about my life are those inane photos of me with icons. They used to come down here and dress me up, and I just tolerated it. It's my fault. But I shouldn't have done it. They literally brought down costumes, candles, and icons! It was unbelievable stupidity.

British Composer

D. B. Sweeney

I have never been one of those actors who say, 'Oh, my character wouldn't do this,' or 'My character never wears an orange shirt,' or any of the number of inane things I've heard on movie sets throughout my career.

American Actor

Pamela Druckerman

Where Americans might coo over a child's most inane remark to boost his confidence, middle-class French parents teach their kids to be concise and amusing, to keep everyone listening.

American Writer

Ellen DeGeneres

I hate having to do small talk. I'd rather talk about deep subjects. I'd rather talk about meditation, or the world, or the trees or animals, than small, inane, you know, banter.

American Comedian

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Sadly, many in our world today encourage idleness, especially in the form of mindless, inane entertainment that is on the Internet, on television, and in computer games.

American Businessman

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Reporters used to ask me the same inane questions year-in and year-out, city-to-city, and it would drive me crazy.

American Baseball Player

Patty Duke

Sometimes it is the simplest, seemingly most inane, most practical stuff that matters the most to someone.

American Actress

Geezer Butler

I've been perfectly happily married for 25 years, and have a nice life. Inane things don't interest me.

English Musician

Rand Paul

Judges can determine fair justice far better than any inane federal mandate.

American Politician

James Murphy

I have a thing about inane lyrics - the world doesn't need them.

American Musician

Use 'inane' when critiquing something that lacks depth or thoughtfulness, especially in casual talk.

Conversational Use

'Inane' fits better in informal settings; using it in formal writings or speeches might seem out of place.

Informal Contexts

Using 'inane' for things, not people, avoids directly calling someone foolish, which can be rude.

Non-personal Use

Use 'inane' to diplomatically criticize someone's actions or words without direct insult.

Critique without Offense

'Inane' often refers to subjects not to be taken seriously or lacking seriousness themselves.

Unserious Matter

Inane can be used with a tone of sarcasm to subtly mock or express contempt for something seen as stupid.

Subtle Sarcasm

 what do we do for fun I can't say that nobody has any fun are you kidding me it's just work work work I think out the feel that's about the same as here you want to have a drink at the end of the day I know it's just at the end of the night to sit down and watch an episode is something totally you know inane so

What Do You Do For Fun...

 and our researchers -- and our teachers, by the way. And there's a media that doesn't support the dissemination of any more than the most mundane and inane of information. There's pseudoscience, crop circles, alien autopsy, haunted houses, or disasters. And that's what we see.

Mae Jemison on teaching...

 up with something like this and it says something complicated with lots and lots of concepts who on earth would write something as convoluted and complex and inane it's actually you know a really really important set of concepts so I'm highlighting just a few words and saying

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