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1nonsense
noun non·sense \ˈnän-ˌsen(t)s, ˈnän(t)-sən(t)s\
: words or ideas that are foolish or untrue
: behavior that is silly, annoying, or unkind
: language that has no meaning
Full Definition of NONSENSE
1
a : words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas b (1) : language, conduct, or an idea that is absurd or contrary to good sense (2) : an instance of absurd action
2
a : things of no importance or value : trifles b : affected or impudent conduct <took no nonsense from subordinates>
3
: genetic information consisting of one or more codons that do not code for any amino acid and usually cause termination of the molecular chain in protein synthesis
— non·sen·si·cal \ˌnän-ˈsen(t)-si-kəl\ adjective
— non·sen·si·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— non·sen·si·cal·ness \-kəl-nəs\ noun
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First Known Use of NONSENSE
1614
Related to NONSENSE
- Synonyms
- applesauce [slang], balderdash, baloney (also boloney), beans, bilge, blah (also blah-blah), blarney, blather, blatherskite, blither, bosh, bull [slang], bunk, bunkum (or buncombe), claptrap, codswallop [British], crapola [slang], crock, drivel, drool, fiddle, fiddle-faddle, fiddlesticks, flannel [British], flapdoodle, folderol (also falderal), folly, foolishness, fudge, garbage, guff, hogwash, hokeypokey, hokum, hoodoo, hooey, horsefeathers [slang], humbug, humbuggery, jazz, malarkey (also malarky), moonshine, muck, nerts [slang], nuts, piffle, poppycock, punk, rot, rubbish, senselessness, silliness, slush, stupidity, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), tommyrot, tosh, trash, trumpery, twaddle
2nonsense
adjective
Definition of NONSENSE
1
: consisting of an arbitrary grouping of speech sounds or symbols <\ˈshrȯg-ˌthī-əmpth\ is a nonsense word> <a nonsense syllable>
First Known Use of NONSENSE
1799
Rhymes with NONSENSE
NONSENSE Defined for Kids
nonsense
noun non·sense \ˈnän-ˌsens, -səns\
Definition of NONSENSE for Kids
: foolish or meaningless words, ideas, or actions <Don't believe such nonsense.>
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