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- Dictionarynonsense/ˈnɒns(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense: "he was talking absolute nonsense" Similar Opposite
- 2. foolish or unacceptable behaviour: "she's a strong woman who stands no nonsense" Similar
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NONSENSE definition: 1. an idea, something said or written, or behaviour that is silly or stupid: 2. language that…. Learn more.
How to use nonsense in a sentence. words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas; language, conduct, or an idea that is absurd or contrary to good sense… See the full definition
Synonyms for NONSENSE: garbage, nuts, silliness, rubbish, stupidity, blah, drool, claptrap; Antonyms of NONSENSE: rationality, reasonableness, sense, common sense, sensibleness, horse sense, reasonability, judgment.
1. Words or signs having no intelligible meaning: a message that was nonsense until decoded. 2. Subject matter, behavior, or language that is foolish or absurd. 3. Extravagant foolishness or frivolity: a clown's exuberant nonsense. 4. Matter of little or no importance or usefulness: a chatty letter full of gossip and nonsense. 5.
If you say that something spoken or written is nonsense, you mean that you consider it to be untrue or silly.
(old-fashioned, informal) used to say that something is stupid or not true. See nonsense in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: nonsense.
something that has or makes no sense; unintelligible language; drivel. conduct or action that is absurd. foolish or evasive behaviour or manners. she'll stand no nonsense. See no-nonsense. things of little or no value or importance; trash.
Nonsense is stuff that sounds like language but doesn't have any meaning, like the phrase higgledy-piggledy-po, or fwumphy-doo. The most famous nonsense poem is Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky." Nonsense means exactly what it sounds like: not containing a lick of sense. Nonsense words are made up.
NONSENSE definition: 1. If something someone has said or written is nonsense, it is silly and not true: 2. silly…. Learn more.
Definitions of 'nonsense'. 1. If you say that something spoken or written is nonsense, you mean that you consider it to be untrue or silly. [disapproval] [...] 2. You can use nonsense to refer to something that you think is foolish or that you disapprove of. [disapproval] [...] 3.
