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Ridiculous vs Inane - What's the difference?

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Ridiculous is a related term of inane.


As adjectives the difference between ridiculous and inane

is that ridiculous is deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd 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.

ridiculous

English

Alternative forms

* (l) * (l)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.
    • That hairstyle looks ridiculous .
    It's ridiculous to charge so much for a little souvenir.

    Synonyms

    * silly * willy nilly * frivolous * goofy * funny * humorous * absurd * odd * surreal * unreasonable * See also

    Antonyms

    * straightforward * serious * somber * solemn

    Derived terms

    * ridic * ridiculousness

    Related terms

    * deride * derision * ridicule * ridiculosity * ridiculously

    External links

    * * English words suffixed with -ous

    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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