nonsense

After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.

Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.

While at the hospital, David kept screaming and yelling nonsense, stating Vladimir Putin bailed him out of jail and is a god.

2022 April 13, “Man Gets Arrested Twice in One Day”, in Code Blue Cam:

That which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense.

and central banks lend vast sums against marshmallow backed securities, or other nonsenses creative bankers dreamed up.

2008 October 9, “Nick Leeson has some lessons for this collapse”, in Telegraph.co.uk:

(literature) A type of poetry that contains strange or surreal ideas, as, for example, that written by Edward Lear.

(biology) A damaged DNA sequence whose products are not biologically active, that is, that does nothing.

en-noun

nonsense (usually uncountable, plural nonsenses)

From non- (“no, none, lack of”) + sense, from c. 1610. Compare the semantically similar West Frisian ûnsin (“nonsense”), Dutch onzin (“nonsense”), German Unsinn (“nonsense”), English unsense (“nonsense”).

Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class IV § 497. Absurdity

Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class IV § 517. Unmeaningness


nonsense

At the Haymarket all this is nonsensed by an endeavor to steer between Mr. Stanley Weyman's rights as author of the story and the prescriptive right of the leading actor to fight popularly and heroically against heavy odds.

a. 1909, Bernard Shaw, “The Red Robe”, in James Huneker, editor, Dramatic Opinions and Essays by G. Bernard Shaw, volume 2, page 73:

"They haven't nonsensed these workouts. They've taken them and used them very well. I didn't know how they'd respond, but they've responded."

1997 June 3, “Rockies respond to whip”, in Denver Post:

Very commanding: very much 'end of this nonsensing'. Mister Fared spread his hands and shook his thin head imperceptibly, as if to say he understood.

2000, Leon Garfield, Jason Cockcroft, Jack Holborn, page 131:

He further nonsensed press suggestions that the Petroleum Unit was set up to assist in the administration of sporting activities.

2006 March 17, “Sierra Leone: Petroleum Unit Calls for Auditing”, in AllAfrica.com:

To attempt to dismiss as nonsense; to ignore or belittle the significance of something; to render unimportant or puny.

When he meant "go and get one" he said to go and get one, with no nonsensing around about "liking" to get one.

1963, C. F. Griffin, The Impermanence of Heroes, page 170:

(intransitive) To joke around, to waste time

en-verb

nonsense (third-person singular simple present nonsenses, present participle nonsensing, simple past and past participle nonsensed)

nonsenses (present singular third-person)
nonsensing (participle present)
nonsensed (participle past)
nonsensed (past)


nonsense

(biochemistry) Resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon (not coding for an amino-acid).

en-adj

nonsense (comparative more nonsense, superlative most nonsense)

more nonsense (comparative)
most nonsense (superlative)

無義

resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon


nonsense

The operators present this as a passenger benefit by claiming it provides early notice. Nonsense! This just means that passengers can't find any information about the train they thought they were catching. It simply disappears.

2023 January 11, Philip Haigh, “Comment: The worst chaos for 40 years”, in RAIL, number 974, page 4:

An emphatic rejection of something one has just heard and does not believe or agree with.


nonsense

nonsense (nominative singular)
nonsenset (nominative plural)
nonsense (accusative nominative singular)
nonsenset (accusative nominative plural)
nonsensen (accusative genitive singular)
nonsenset (accusative genitive plural)
nonsensen (genitive singular)
nonsensejen (genitive plural)
nonsensein (genitive plural rare)
nonsensea (partitive singular)
nonsenseja (partitive plural)
nonsensessa (inessive singular)
nonsenseissa (inessive plural)
nonsensesta (elative singular)
nonsenseista (elative plural)
nonsenseen (illative singular)
nonsenseihin (illative plural)
nonsensella (adessive singular)
nonsenseilla (adessive plural)
nonsenselta (ablative singular)
nonsenseilta (ablative plural)
nonsenselle (allative singular)
nonsenseille (allative plural)
nonsensena (essive singular)
nonsenseina (essive plural)
nonsenseksi (singular translative)
nonsenseiksi (plural translative)
nonsensetta (abessive singular)
nonsenseitta (abessive plural)
nonsensein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
nonsenseni (nominative singular)
nonsenseni (nominative plural)
nonsenseni (accusative nominative singular)
nonsenseni (accusative nominative plural)
nonsenseni (accusative genitive singular)
nonsenseni (accusative genitive plural)
nonsenseni (genitive singular)
nonsensejeni (genitive plural)
nonsenseini (genitive plural rare)
nonsenseani (partitive singular)
nonsensejani (partitive plural)
nonsensessani (inessive singular)
nonsenseissani (inessive plural)
nonsensestani (elative singular)
nonsenseistani (elative plural)
nonsenseeni (illative singular)
nonsenseihini (illative plural)
nonsensellani (adessive singular)
nonsenseillani (adessive plural)
nonsenseltani (ablative singular)
nonsenseiltani (ablative plural)
nonsenselleni (allative singular)
nonsenseilleni (allative plural)
nonsensenani (essive singular)
nonsenseinani (essive plural)
nonsensekseni (singular translative)
nonsenseikseni (plural translative)
nonsensettani (abessive singular)
nonsenseittani (abessive plural)
nonsenseineni (comitative plural)
nonsensesi (nominative singular)
nonsensesi (nominative plural)
nonsensesi (accusative nominative singular)
nonsensesi (accusative nominative plural)
nonsensesi (accusative genitive singular)
nonsensesi (accusative genitive plural)
nonsensesi (genitive singular)
nonsensejesi (genitive plural)
nonsenseisi (genitive plural rare)
nonsenseasi (partitive singular)
nonsensejasi (partitive plural)
nonsensessasi (inessive singular)
nonsenseissasi (inessive plural)
nonsensestasi (elative singular)
nonsenseistasi (elative plural)
nonsenseesi (illative singular)
nonsenseihisi (illative plural)
nonsensellasi (adessive singular)
nonsenseillasi (adessive plural)
nonsenseltasi (ablative singular)
nonsenseiltasi (ablative plural)
nonsensellesi (allative singular)
nonsenseillesi (allative plural)
nonsensenasi (essive singular)
nonsenseinasi (essive plural)
nonsenseksesi (singular translative)
nonsenseiksesi (plural translative)
nonsensettasi (abessive singular)
nonsenseittasi (abessive plural)
nonsenseinesi (comitative plural)
nonsensemme (nominative singular)
nonsensemme (nominative plural)
nonsensemme (accusative nominative singular)
nonsensemme (accusative nominative plural)
nonsensemme (accusative genitive singular)
nonsensemme (accusative genitive plural)
nonsensemme (genitive singular)
nonsensejemme (genitive plural)
nonsenseimme (genitive plural rare)
nonsenseamme (partitive singular)
nonsensejamme (partitive plural)
nonsensessamme (inessive singular)
nonsenseissamme (inessive plural)
nonsensestamme (elative singular)
nonsenseistamme (elative plural)
nonsenseemme (illative singular)
nonsenseihimme (illative plural)
nonsensellamme (adessive singular)
nonsenseillamme (adessive plural)
nonsenseltamme (ablative singular)
nonsenseiltamme (ablative plural)
nonsensellemme (allative singular)
nonsenseillemme (allative plural)
nonsensenamme (essive singular)
nonsenseinamme (essive plural)
nonsenseksemme (singular translative)
nonsenseiksemme (plural translative)
nonsensettamme (abessive singular)
nonsenseittamme (abessive plural)
nonsenseinemme (comitative plural)
nonsensenne (nominative singular)
nonsensenne (nominative plural)
nonsensenne (accusative nominative singular)
nonsensenne (accusative nominative plural)
nonsensenne (accusative genitive singular)
nonsensenne (accusative genitive plural)
nonsensenne (genitive singular)
nonsensejenne (genitive plural)
nonsenseinne (genitive plural rare)
nonsenseanne (partitive singular)
nonsensejanne (partitive plural)
nonsensessanne (inessive singular)
nonsenseissanne (inessive plural)
nonsensestanne (elative singular)
nonsenseistanne (elative plural)
nonsenseenne (illative singular)
nonsenseihinne (illative plural)
nonsensellanne (adessive singular)
nonsenseillanne (adessive plural)
nonsenseltanne (ablative singular)
nonsenseiltanne (ablative plural)
nonsensellenne (allative singular)
nonsenseillenne (allative plural)
nonsensenanne (essive singular)
nonsenseinanne (essive plural)
nonsenseksenne (singular translative)
nonsenseiksenne (plural translative)
nonsensettanne (abessive singular)
nonsenseittanne (abessive plural)
nonsenseinenne (comitative plural)
nonsensensa (nominative singular)
nonsensensa (nominative plural)
nonsensensa (accusative nominative singular)
nonsensensa (accusative nominative plural)
nonsensensa (accusative genitive singular)
nonsensensa (accusative genitive plural)
nonsensensa (genitive singular)
nonsensejensa (genitive plural)
nonsenseinsa (genitive plural rare)
nonsenseaan (partitive singular)
nonsenseansa (partitive singular)
nonsensejaan (partitive plural)
nonsensejansa (partitive plural)
nonsensessaan (inessive singular)
nonsensessansa (inessive singular)
nonsenseissaan (inessive plural)
nonsenseissansa (inessive plural)
nonsensestaan (elative singular)
nonsensestansa (elative singular)
nonsenseistaan (elative plural)
nonsenseistansa (elative plural)
nonsenseensa (illative singular)
nonsenseihinsa (illative plural)
nonsensellaan (adessive singular)
nonsensellansa (adessive singular)
nonsenseillaan (adessive plural)
nonsenseillansa (adessive plural)
nonsenseltaan (ablative singular)
nonsenseltansa (ablative singular)
nonsenseiltaan (ablative plural)
nonsenseiltansa (ablative plural)
nonsenselleen (allative singular)
nonsensellensa (allative singular)
nonsenseilleen (allative plural)
nonsenseillensa (allative plural)
nonsensenaan (essive singular)
nonsensenansa (essive singular)
nonsenseinaan (essive plural)
nonsenseinansa (essive plural)
nonsensekseen (singular translative)
nonsenseksensa (singular translative)
nonsenseikseen (plural translative)
nonsenseiksensa (plural translative)
nonsensettaan (abessive singular)
nonsensettansa (abessive singular)
nonsenseittaan (abessive plural)
nonsenseittansa (abessive plural)
nonsenseineen (comitative plural)
nonsenseinensa (comitative plural)