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Meaning of "inanely" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INANELY

inanely  [ɪˈneɪnlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INANELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inanely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES INANELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inanely in the English dictionary

The definition of inanely in the dictionary is in an inane manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INANELY


arcanely
ɑːˈkeɪnlɪ
fainly
ˈfeɪnlɪ
finely
ˈfaɪnlɪ
gainly
ˈɡeɪnlɪ
genuinely
ˈdʒɛnjʊɪnlɪ
germanely
dʒɜːˈmeɪnlɪ
humanely
ˌhjuːˈmeɪnlɪ
inhumanely
ɪnhjuːˈmeɪnlɪ
insanely
ɪnˈseɪnlɪ
mainly
ˈmeɪnlɪ
McKinley
məˈkɪnlɪ
mundanely
ˌmʌnˈdeɪnlɪ
plainly
ˈpleɪnlɪ
profanely
prəˈfeɪnlɪ
sanely
ˈseɪnlɪ
submontanely
sʌbˈmɒnteɪnlɪ
thegnly
ˈθeɪnlɪ
ungainly
ʌnˈɡeɪnlɪ
urbanely
ɜːˈbeɪnlɪ
vainly
ˈveɪnlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INANELY

inalienableness
inalienably
inalterability
inalterable
inalterableness
inalterably
inamorata
inamorati
inamorato
inane
inaneness
inanga
inanimate
inanimately
inanimateness
inanimation
inanities
inanition
inanity
inapparent

WORDS THAT END LIKE INANELY

alonely
clandestinely
divinely
equinely
felinely
femininely
importunely
inopportunely
jejunely
lonely
masculinely
obscenely
opportunely
pristinely
pronely
routinely
saccharinely
serenely
serpentinely
supinely

Synonyms and antonyms of inanely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «inanely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INANELY

Find out the translation of inanely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inanely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inanely» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无比愚蠢地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estúpidamente
570 millions of speakers

English

inanely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

inanely
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

inanely
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бессмысленно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inanely
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

inanely
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

niaisement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semata-mata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

inanely
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

inanely
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

inanely
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inanely
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngớ ngẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

inanely
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Inanely
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

inanely
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inanely
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezmyślnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безглуздо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inanely
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

inanely
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inanely
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inanely
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inanely
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inanely

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INANELY»

The term «inanely» is normally little used and occupies the 118.552 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INANELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «inanely» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «inanely» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inanely

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INANELY»

Discover the use of inanely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inanely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
inanely /I'nem.li/ adverb He grinned inanely. • inanity /i'n£en.a.ti/ © /-U/ noun [C or U] His speech was full of inanities that were meant to be funny. c I was amazed at the inanity of her comments. inanimate /I'naen.i.mat/ adjective having none of ...
‎2008
2
The Odes to TL61P
... bunged in oil in an overhead Tefal Maxifry inanely overheated to open the end up Tefal Maxifry inanely overheated to open the end up Tefal Maxifry inanely overheated to open the end up half empty of Fair and Lovely a single, infinitesimal, ...
Keston Sutherland, 2013
3
Cream Teas, Traffic Jams and Sunburn: The Great British Holiday
Yet even had the trip been a success Iwould have been deeply suspicious of every inanely grinningGoofy and Plutoand Minnie Mouse,knowing practically for sure that there wasa surlyFrenchman, or woman,beneath the mask. The reason ...
Brian Viner, 2011
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Frosty Deadman
“Is there no end to your mayoring, Helmut? I never see you enjoying the fruits of life that are the reward for a hard—working public official like yourself. You really should stop and taste the forbidden passion fruit of life.” Helmut inanely chuckled.
Mark Breiland, 2002
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Ungentlemanly Conduct
As Mbohna regained consciousness, he smiled inanely as both his eyes rolled in opposite directions. 'Where am I?' burbled the big striker. 'Are you ok to carry on?' asked Smith. Mbohna was heavily concussed and far from coherent.
Andy Dunn, 2012
6
Household Words
There are positive troops of bouncmg creatures ready to sweeten any one's pilgrimage — that they look inanely to the right, and grin ; and look inanely to the left, and giin ; — grin at you, grin at me, and would grin at themselves, if they could ...
Charles Dickens, 1858
7
The Meaning: Key to Self, Soul and Purpose
I muttered inanely to myself. Tea was calling and my mind was in a tail-spin. I needed the bitter tang of tannin to ground me, not to mention the good-time caffeine hit. After a minute or two, which included a thankfully undisturbed moment of ...
Simon Peter, 2013
8
Untitled
... inane /I"neIn/ adjective extremely silly or with no real meaning or importance: There are too many inane quiz shows on television these days. * He's always making inane remarks. . inanely /I"neIn.li/ adverb He grinned inanely. . inanity /I" n&n.
9
The Human Stain
Ignore the inanely stupid letter. Why should you let it deter you?" “Anonymous inanely stupid letter," he said. “Who has ever sent me an anonymous letter? Who capable of rational thought sends anyone an anonymous letter?“ “Maybe it's a ...
Philip Roth, 2010
10
The Archaeology of Home: An Epic Set on a Thousand Square ...
We once spent the better part of an afternoon inanely tossing Magic Markers into this road and, even more inanely, darting out to retrieve them, as if determined to find out whether the curb really was the far edge of the universe. Eventually ...
Katharine Greider, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INANELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inanely is used in the context of the following news items.
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On Body Positivity As The Middle Finger to Body Shaming | Preen
“I think all human bodies have beauty in them.” A friend of mine, singer Adam Bird, once said to me after I inanely asked him what “kind” of girl ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
2
Green Guide Letters: SBS drops program after one episode
... commentators, such as McEnroe and Henman, was an absolute delight, commenting on the game at hand and not just dribbling on inanely! «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
Second City comedy finds an edge at Woolly Mammoth
A trio of crude golf “bros” guzzling beer and braying inanely (although some of the mimed tee shots were pretty inventive). A recurring western ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Denis Kilcommons: The art of selfies
... to crowd round and grin inanely at a camera held by Bradley Cooper, then so could everyone else in the world without risking accusations of ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Cover Stories: Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, 'Weasels Ripped …
... smiling inanely, as if enjoying it, while the rodent rips his flesh….Altogether a crisp mix of satire, meaning, and horror, and precisely what one ... «Diffuser.fm, Jul 15»
6
'The Gallows': Herky-jerky, lazy, loud horror
... dread - or even a little old-fashioned blood and gore - the film gives us choppy bits of action and a cacophony of inanely loud sound effects. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
7
Wimbledon 2015: Centre Court Crowd Leaves Azarenka and More …
And when they are in place can there be any other sporting arena preconditioned to titter so inanely at the slightest provocation? It could be an ... «NDTVSports.com, Jul 15»
8
Wimbledon 2015: Centre Court crowd leaves more than Azarenka …
And when they are in place can there be any other sporting arena preconditioned to titter so inanely at the slightest provocation? It could be an ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Is our selfie obsession eradicating our sense of respect for tragedy …
At the East Village gas explosion in New York earlier this year, tourists gathered in inanely grinning groups while rescuers continued to search ... «SBS, Jul 15»
10
Save polar bears, murderers, but abort fetuses
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal's website inanely makes clear that the questions are irrelevant. "PETA does not have a position ... «Quad-Cities Online, Jul 15»

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