What does nonsense mean?
Definitions for nonsense
ˈnɒn sɛns, -sənsnon·sense
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Princeton's WordNet
nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokumnoun
a message that seems to convey no meaning
folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumperyadjective
ornamental objects of no great value
nonsense(a), nonsensicaladjective
having no intelligible meaning
"nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words"
Wiktionary
nonsensenoun
Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or seem to have no meaning.
After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.
nonsensenoun
An untrue statement.
He says that I stole his computer, but that's just nonsense.
nonsensenoun
Something foolish.
nonsensenoun
A type of poetry that contains strange or surreal ideas, as, for example, that written by Edward Lear.
nonsensenoun
A damaged DNA sequence whose products are not biologically active, that is, that does nothing.
nonsenseverb
To make nonsense of
nonsenseverb
To attempt to dismiss as nonsense.
nonsenseverb
To joke around, to waste time
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
NONSENSEnoun
Etymology: non and sense.
’Till understood, all tales,
Like nonsense, are not true nor false. Hud. p. iii.Many copies dispersed gathering new faults, I saw more nonsense than I could have crammed into it. Dryden.
This nonsense got into all the following editions by a mistake of the stage editors. Alexander Pope, Shakesp. Notes on.
What’s the world to him,
’Tis nonsense all. James Thomson.
Wikipedia
Nonsense
Nonsense is a communication, via speech, writing, or any other symbolic system, that lacks any coherent meaning. Sometimes in ordinary usage, nonsense is synonymous with absurdity or the ridiculous. Many poets, novelists and songwriters have used nonsense in their works, often creating entire works using it for reasons ranging from pure comic amusement or satire, to illustrating a point about language or reasoning. In the philosophy of language and philosophy of science, nonsense is distinguished from sense or meaningfulness, and attempts have been made to come up with a coherent and consistent method of distinguishing sense from nonsense. It is also an important field of study in cryptography regarding separating a signal from noise.
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nonsense
Nonsense refers to speech, writing, behavior, or any form of communication or action that is absurd, meaningless, or without logical coherence. It also applies to something that is absurd or untrue, or any form of unreasonable or senseless conduct or activity.
Webster Dictionary
Nonsensenoun
that which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity
Nonsensenoun
trifles; things of no importance
Freebase
Nonsense
Nonsense is a communication, via speech, writing, or any other symbolic system, that lacks any coherent meaning. Sometimes in ordinary usage, nonsense is synonymous with absurdity or the ridiculous. Many poets, novelists and songwriters have used nonsense in their works, often creating entire works using it for reasons ranging from pure comic amusement or satire, to illustrating a point about language or reasoning. In the philosophy of language and philosophy of science, nonsense is distinguished from sense or meaningfulness, and attempts have been made to come up with a coherent and consistent method of distinguishing sense from nonsense. It is also an important field of study in cryptography regarding separating a signal from noise.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nonsense
non′sens, n. that which has no sense: language without meaning: absurdity: trifles.—adj. Nonsens′ical, without sense: absurd.—ns. Nonsensical′ity, Nonsens′icalness.—adv. Nonsens′ically.—Nonsense name, an arbitrarily coined name, for mnemonic purposes, &c.; Nonsense verses, verses perfect in form but without any connected sense, being merely exercises in metre, &c.: verses intentionally absurd, like that of the Jabberwock in Through the Looking-glass.
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Rank popularity for the word 'nonsense' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4173
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Rank popularity for the word 'nonsense' in Nouns Frequency: #2142
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nonsense in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nonsense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of nonsense in a Sentence
It sounds like you’re trying to put an asterisk on the 2020 election which only feeds this conspiracy nonsense that is wrecking this country, why did we have what we had here a year ago was this conspiratorial nonsense that leads people to the idea that there was something to this. There was nothing to this.
All philosophies, if you ride them, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others.
The version we're recommending is where your phone basically yells nonsense, it's gibberish, everyone's phone is just yelling random nonsense, and your phone collects the nonsense it hears.
We're talking about children, we're talking about mental health, we're talking about our kids. We're all sitting here sitting spaced out with this nonsense with masks. And it is 100% nonsense. This is all for show.
Totally mad. Utter nonsense. But we'll do it because it's brilliant nonsense.
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Translations for nonsense
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- هراء, لغو, تفاهةArabic
- абсурдностBulgarian
- bestiesa, bajanada, estirabotCatalan, Valencian
- nesmysl, nonsensCzech
- lolWelsh
- nonsensDanish
- Unsinn, Quatsch, Nonsens, BlödsinnGerman
- sensencaĵoEsperanto
- parida, disparates, estupidez, disparate, tontería, tonteríasSpanish
- jampsEstonian
- بیمعنی, چرندPersian
- hölynpöly, toimimaton, jaksoFinnish
- non-sens, sottiseFrench
- sgudal, amaideasScottish Gaelic
- שטויות, חנטרישHebrew
- बकवासHindi
- képtelenségHungarian
- omong kosongIndonesian
- rugl, bullIcelandic
- fola, a vanvera, sciocchezza, assurdità, priva di significato, ridicolaggine, baggianata, balla, scemenza, idiozia, fandonia, senza sensoItalian
- ナンセンス, 馬鹿げた事, でたらめ, 無意味Japanese
- უაზროGeorgian
- 어리석은 소리, 헛소리, 난센스, 무의미Korean
- قسهی هیچوپوچKurdish
- nonsens, flauwekul, onzinDutch
- nonsensPolish
- burrice, besteira, bobagemPortuguese
- nerozii, nonsens, prostie, absurditate, nerozieRomanian
- ерунда, бессмыслица, абсурд, нонсенс, ахинея, вздорRussian
- glupost, nesmisao, besmislica, budalaština, neistinaSerbo-Croatian
- nonsensSwedish
- saçmalıkTurkish
- بکواسUrdu
- 废话Chinese
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