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Expressionless vs Inane - What's the difference?

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Expressionless is a related term of inane.


As adjectives the difference between expressionless and inane

is that expressionless is without expression while inane is lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).

As a noun inane is

that which is void or empty.

expressionless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • without expression

    • inane

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).
    • This supremely gifted kid told me that in the early elementary grades, the songs sung in music class were so inane that he wanted to skip grades already! Eventually he did, so better late than never.
  • purposeless; pointless
  • * I. Taylor
    • Vague and inane instincts.

    Synonyms

    * (lacking sense) silly, fatuous, vapid

    Derived terms

    * inanely * inanity

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is void or empty.
  • * Locke
    • The undistinguishable inane of infinite space.
  • *1881 , :
    • [...] whom we watch as we watch the clouds careering in the windy, bottomless inane , or read about like characters in ancient and rather fabulous annals.

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