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Nonsense

/ˈnɒnsəns/

Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.

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📖 Definitions of "Nonsense"

noun

1
Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
"After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense."
2
An untrue statement.
"He says that I stole his computer, but that's just nonsense."
3
That which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense.
4
Something foolish.

verb

1
To make nonsense of;
2
To attempt to dismiss as nonsense; to ignore or belittle the significance of something; to render unimportant or puny.
3
To joke around, to waste time

adjective

1
Resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon (not coding for an amino-acid).
2
Nonsensical

interjection

1
An emphatic rejection of something one has just heard and does not believe or agree with.

🔄 Synonyms of "Nonsense"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
nonsensical	Without sense; absurd.
folderolnoun	(uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness.
trumperynoun	Worthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk.
nonsensicalitynoun	(uncountable) The state or condition of being nonsensical.
meaninglessnessnoun	(uncountable) The state of lacking meaning; the quality of being meaningless.
falderalnoun	Alternative spelling of folderol. [(uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness.]
gimcrackerynoun	tastelessness
frillsnoun	ornamental objects of no great value
gimcracksnoun	ornamental objects of no great value

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nonsense"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
nonsensicalitynoun	(uncountable) The state or condition of being nonsensical.
meaninglessnessnoun	(uncountable) The state of lacking meaning; the quality of being meaningless.
gimcrackerynoun	tastelessness
folderolnoun	(uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness.
meaningless	Lacking meaning.
trumperynoun	Worthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk.
falderalnoun	Alternative spelling of folderol. [(uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness.]
frillsnoun	ornamental objects of no great value
gimcracksnoun	ornamental objects of no great value
absurdnoun	Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.
irrationalitynoun	(uncountable) The quality or state of being irrational.
absurditynoun	(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.
bizarrenoun	(horticulture) A carnation having stripes of two distinct colours on the white petals.
aberrationnoun	The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
preposterous	Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
illogical	Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.
irrationalnoun	(mathematics) A real number that can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers, an irrational number.
incongruous	Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
inconsistent	Not consistent:
disparatenoun	(chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.