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nonsense

/ˈnɑn.sɛns/noun, adjective2 syllables

Nonsense means: ornamental objects of no great value.

Synonyms for nonsense28

noun, as in ornamental objects of no great value

folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, trumpery

noun, as in a message that seems to convey no meaning

bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum

adjective, as in having no intelligible meaning

nonsensical, meaningless, nonmeaningful

also used for nonsense

falsehood, lie, untruth, absurdity, rubbish, tosh, silliness, contradiction, stupidity, unreasoning, all my eye, all my eye and Betty Martin, applesauce, bafflegab, balderdash

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What does nonsense mean?3

noun

1

ornamental objects of no great value

2

a message that seems to convey no meaning

adjective

1

having no intelligible meaning“nonsense syllables”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nonsense in a sentence

  • They don't really believe that nonsense, do they?mailohilohi
  • She doesn't really believe that nonsense, does she?mailohilohi
  • Sami's e-mails were very, very long and filled with nonsense.OsoHombre
  • Do not listen to that man, he is talking nonsense.Aghanim
  • What nonsense, there's no rhyme nor reason to what you're saying.calypsow
  • You don't actually believe that nonsense, do you?CK
  • Don't listen to that crackpot, he's always talking nonsense.CM
  • You don't really believe that nonsense, do you?mailohilohi

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Forms of nonsense

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