nonsense

noun

non·sense | \ ˌnän-ˌsen(t)s

, ˈnän(t)-sən(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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Noun

nonsensical \ ˌnän-ˈsen(t)-si-kəl

\ adjective

nonsensically \ ˌnän-ˈsen(t)-si-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

nonsensicalness \ ˌnän-ˈsen(t)-si-kəl-nəs

\ 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.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Unfortunately, these basics tend to get overlooked in favor of easy-to-market nonsense. — Brad Stulberg, Outside Online, "We've Reached Peak Wellness. Most of It Is Nonsense.," 8 Aug. 2019 Many people felt the project boasted too much promise and a roster of talented stars like Gal Gadot and Henry Cavill to be wasted in a film mired by production hurdles and studio nonsense. — Rachel Yang, EW.com, "Kevin Smith says Justice League Zack Snyder cut is real... but it's not what you think," 5 Aug. 2019 Hopefully Saban doesn’t actually believe that nonsense. — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al.com, "Alabama football needs a cold, hard slap in the face," 18 July 2019

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