Nonsense
'nɑnsəns
Definitions
2 meaningsWords or statements that have no meaning; something that is not true or does not make sense.
'nɑnsəns
Words or ideas that have no meaning or make no sense.
The politician's speech was full of political nonsense.
💡 Simply: Nonsense is like when you say something silly or not true that doesn't make any sense at all. Like, 'The cat is flying to the moon!' It's fun to say nonsense sometimes!
👶 For kids: Silly words or ideas that don't make sense.
More Examples
I can't believe you actually took that article seriously; it was pure nonsense!
The child was repeating complete nonsense, but they seemed very pleased with themselves.
How It's Used
"He rambled on for hours, and most of it was complete nonsense."
"Alice in Wonderland is full of delightful nonsense."
Absurd or foolish, lacking any sensible meaning.
'nɑnsəns
Lacking sense; absurd
They were making nonsense claims about the company.
💡 Simply: If you say something is 'nonsense' as an adjective, it means it's silly and doesn't make any sense.
👶 For kids: Something that is silly and doesn't make any sense.
More Examples
The entire situation was nonsense, from start to finish.
Her arguments are complete nonsense.
How It's Used
"That's a nonsense idea!"
Synonyms
Idioms & expressions
talk nonsense
To say things that are not true or do not make sense.
"He was just talking nonsense all evening."
make a nonsense of something
To make something seem stupid or not important.
"They made a nonsense of the previous agreement."
From Middle English *nonsens*, from Old French *non sense* ('without sense').
The word 'nonsense' has been used since the 16th century to denote foolish or meaningless talk or behavior.
Memory tip
Imagine a nonsensical riddle: if the answer doesn't make sense, it's nonsense!