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nonsense

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non·​sense | \ ËŒnän-ËŒsen(t)s How to pronounce nonsense (audio) , ˈnän(t)-sÉ™n(t)s\

Definition of nonsense

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1a : words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas "And the mome raths outgrabe" is pure nonsense.
b(1) : language, conduct, or an idea that is absurd or contrary to good sense To regard the struggle for existence as tragic, however, is logical nonsense.— O. B. Hardison Jr.
(2) : an instance of absurd action Today's teenagers are … sharp observers of the nonsenses of adult life and society …— Bernard Trafford
2a : things of no importance or value : trifles the raincoats are classic, without any nonsense — New Yorker
b : affected or impudent conduct took no nonsense from subordinates The teacher tolerated no nonsense in her classroom.
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 (see synthesis sense 1)

nonsense

adjective

Definition of nonsense (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : consisting of an arbitrary grouping of speech sounds or symbols \ˈshrȯg-ˌthī-əmpth\ is a nonsense word a nonsense syllable
2 : consisting of one or more codons that are genetic nonsense — compare antisense, missense
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Other Words from nonsense

Noun

nonsensical \ ËŒnän-​ˈsen(t)-​si-​kÉ™l How to pronounce nonsensical (audio) \ adjective
nonsensically \ ËŒnän-​ˈsen(t)-​si-​k(É™-​)lÄ“ How to pronounce nonsensically (audio) \ adverb
nonsensicalness \ ËŒnän-​ˈsen(t)-​si-​kÉ™l-​nÉ™s How to pronounce nonsensicalness (audio) \ noun

Examples of nonsense in a Sentence

Noun

 I don't know why you believe that nonsense about certain numbers being unlucky. She thinks that astrology is nonsense. Don't listen to him. He's talking nonsense. He was not in the mood to put up with any nonsense from his little brother. If they start pushing each other or some such nonsense, send them to their rooms. She doesn't take any nonsense from anyone. Many of the words in the poem are nonsense. I understood so few of the words they were using that the conversation sounded like nonsense to me.
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 Should former Democratic Chicago mayor turned TV talking head Rahm Emanuel just drop the punditry nonsense and get into the presidential race himself? — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Should Rahm Emanuel run for president and save Democrats from Joe Biden and his bloody eye?," 11 Sep. 2019 All the draft nonsense about Gruden looking elsewhere is in the rear-view mirror. — Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News, "Five keys for Raiders in Monday night opener against Broncos," 9 Sep. 2019 Likewise, the numerous Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys need to look right for the juvenile nonsense that is so important in the Rydell high school universe. — Mike Giuliano, baltimoresun.com, "At Toby's Dinner Theatre in Columbia, the 1950s become timeless in revival of 'Grease'," 21 June 2019

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