Definition of nonsence
1. nonsense [ n ] a message that seems to convey no meaning
Used in print:(The Providence Journal...)
The party at Floyd 's penthouse gave the `` chorines '' a chance for a nostalgic frolic through all those hackneyed routines which have become a classic choreographic statement of the era 's nonsense .
(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)
`` Nonsense '' , he said .
(James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)
And_then Eichmann was quoted as saying , in non English , that Hitler 's plan to exterminate the Jews was nonsense '' .
`` That is only partly non nonsense '' , he began .
Synonyms nonsense bunk meaninglessness hokum nonsensicality Related Terms message absurdity buzzword stuff incoherence palaver crock mummery balderdash rigmarole baloney jabberwocky cobblers gibberish fa_la schmegegge amphigory2. nonsense [ a ] having no intelligible meaning
Examples:
"nonsense syllables"
"a nonsensical jumble of words"
(James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)
`` If we cannot tell evil , horror , and insanity from nonsense , what is the future of humor and comedy '' ?
Synonyms nonsense nonsensical Related Terms meaningless3. nonsense [ n ] ornamental objects of no great value
Synonyms frills folderol gimcrackery gimcracks nonsense trumpery falderal Related Terms whatchamacallit decorationSimilar Spelling
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