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nonsense
[ non-sens, -suhns ]
noun
- words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
- conduct, action, etc., that is senseless, foolish, or absurd:
to have tolerated enough nonsense.
- impudent, insubordinate, or otherwise objectionable behavior:
He doesn't have to take that nonsense from you.
- something absurd or fatuous:
the utter nonsense of such a suggestion.
- anything of trifling importance or of little or no use.
- Genetics. a DNA sequence that does not code for an amino acid and is not transcribed ( sense ).
nonsense
/ nɒnˈsɛnsɪkəl; ˈnɒnsəns /
noun
- something that has or makes no sense; unintelligible language; drivel
- conduct or action that is absurd
- foolish or evasive behaviour or manners
she'll stand no nonsense
- See no-nonsense
- things of little or no value or importance; trash
interjection
- an exclamation of disagreement
nonsense
/ ŏ′ĕԲ′ /
- 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.
- See more at point mutation
Derived Forms
- ԴDzˈԲ, adverb
- ԴDzˈԲԱ, noun
- nonsensical, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz··· [non-, sen, -si-k, uh, l], adjective
Idioms and Phrases
see stuff and nonsense .Example Sentences
It presented a kind of calmness in the face of Trump, giving off a vibe along the lines of: do your best Washington, this is China and we're not interested in your nonsense.
Michael Vaughan believes it would be "nonsense" and "selfish" for England to make Ben Stokes a white-ball captain.
Quips, puns, allusions — the nonsense tumbles out of him so fast, you barely have time to make sense of one joke before he’s onto the next.
Reacting to the outcome, James Evans MS, the Welsh Conservatives' health and social care representative, described the rules as "nanny state nonsense".
The Conservatives are branding it an "emergency Budget", which ministers insist is nonsense, but it is certainly true it is a bigger event than it was expected to be just a few months ago.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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