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inānis empty
inānis is a Latin Adjective that primarily means empty.
Definitions for inānis
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
empty, vain
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adjective
- 1
Containing nothing, empty. (b) (of the stomach; sim., of persons).
- 2
Having a cavity inside or below, hollow. (b) made hollow, emptied, gaping; (of the face, poet.) eyeless; oculi ~es (or sim.), the eyesockets; leo, tigris ~is, (poet.) a lion's, tiger's skin. (c) (of the body, limbs) shrunken, wasted. (d) of loose texture, not compact, spongy.
- 3
(of places, buildings, etc.) Having no occupants, deserted, empty. (b) (of ships) unmanned; (of a horse, chariot) having no rider (driver).
- 4
Devoid of furnishings, ornaments, etc., empty, care; (of a plinth) bearing no statue; (of a hand) wearing no rings; (of a surface) blank.
- 5
(of persons) Carrying no load; (sim., of ships, vehicles). (b) (of letters) devoid of news.
Sentences with inānis
Latin to English
Caret tibi pectus inānī ambitiōne?Compare Is your breast free from vain ambition — are you sure (tibi)?
Mens immota manet, lacrimae volvuntur inanes.Compare Resolute, though, was his mind; unavailingly rolled her tears.
Salutaris severitas vinco inanis species clementiaCompare A wholesome severity is better than an empty appearance of clemency.
O curvae in terris animae et Caelestium inanis!Compare O souls bowed to earth and void of all heavenly thoughts!
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 478.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 860.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 119-219.
Bibliography
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Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "inānis, ināne (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 25, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/component/mtree/inanis-inane?Itemid=144.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 478.on page 478
