nonsense

American  

[non-sens, -suhns] / ˈnɒn sɛns, -səns /

noun

1. words or language having little or no sense or meaning.

   Synonyms:

   twaddle, trumpery, trash, tommyrot, rubbish, rot, poppycock, piffle, moonshine, humbug, hooey, hokum, guff, gibberish, foolishness, folderol, flapdoodle, fiddle-faddle, drivel, bunk, bull, bosh, blether, blatherskite, blather, blarney, bilge water, bilge, baloney, balderdash

2. conduct, action, etc., that is senseless, foolish, or absurd.

   to have tolerated enough nonsense.

3. impudent, insubordinate, or otherwise objectionable behavior.

   He doesn't have to take that nonsense from you.

4. something absurd or fatuous.

   the utter nonsense of such a suggestion.

5. anything of trifling importance or of little or no use.

6. Genetics. a DNA sequence that does not code for an amino acid and is not transcribed (sense ).

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nonsense British  

/ nɒnˈsɛnsɪkəl, ˈnɒnsəns /

noun

1. something that has or makes no sense; unintelligible language; drivel

2. conduct or action that is absurd

3. foolish or evasive behaviour or manners

   she'll stand no nonsense

4. See no-nonsense

5. things of little or no value or importance; trash

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interjection

1. an exclamation of disagreement

nonsense Scientific  

/ nŏn′sĕns′ /

1. Relating to a mutation in a structural gene that changes a nucleotide triplet into a stop codon, thus prematurely terminating the polypeptide chain during protein synthesis.

2. See more at point mutation

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nonsense Idioms  

1. see stuff and nonsense.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsensical adjective
• nonsensically adverb
• nonsensicalness noun

Etymology

Origin of nonsense

First recorded in 1605–15; non- + sense

Example Sentences

The frontman seems to somehow anchor the rhythmic chaos, warbling words that swerve wildly between incisiveness and irreverence; wisdom and wonderful nonsense.

From BBC

A simple viewing of the videos shows they are nonsense.

From Salon

At the time, Streeting said suggestions from Sir Keir's allies that he was seeking to challenge the leadership were "self-defeating nonsense".

From BBC

Our innate curiosity, our instinct for gossip and our addiction to messy drama drive us to spend way more time consuming internet nonsense than we should.

From The Wall Street Journal

And yet…a coldhearted computer might help address some of this playoff nonsense.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• absurdity
• babble
• baloney
• bunk
• craziness
• drivel
• folly
• foolishness
• gibberish
• madness
• rubbish
• silliness
• stupidity
• trash