inane

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 1, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>inane</strong> &#149; \ih-NAYN\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><em>Inane</em> means "lacking significance, meaning, or point." Synonyms are <em>silly</em>, <em>empty</em>, or <em>insubstantial</em>.   </p> <p>// The host of the show greeted the audience with <em>inane</em>, but laughingly memorable, remarks.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inane">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"And because the leader insists 'There are no bad ideas,' everyone pipes up with <em>inane</em> or irrelevant suggestions." — Morey Stettner, <em>The</em> <em>Investor's Business Daily</em>, 24 Sept. 2021</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Inane</em> suggests emptiness in thought or meaning, and as a noun it has similar use, as in "thoughts making excursions into the incomprehensible inane" (the example is attributed to the 17th-century philosopher John Locke). The noun is not often used nowadays, but the adjective fills the void.</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>