/ˈnɒnsns/
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Translation
Words or ideas that have no meaning, or that are silly.
Word origin
Made from non- (not) plus sense, so it means simply without sense.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- non- + sense
- English cognates
- sense, sensible
Examples
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The words make no sense at all.
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"Nonsense" is uncountable, so it has no plural.
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Said this way, it means you do not believe it.
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