"nonsensical" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more nonsensical [comparative], most nonsensical [superlative]
Etymology: From nonsense + -ical. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nonsense|ical}} nonsense + -ical Head templates: {{en-adj}} nonsensical (comparative more nonsensical, superlative most nonsensical)
  1. Without sense; absurd. Synonyms: meaningless, unmeaning, absurd, foolish, irrational, preposterous, nonsensic [rare], non-sensical Related terms: nonsense, nonsensible, senseless Translations (without sense): անիմաստ (animast) (Armenian), daing hawong (Bikol Central), глупав (glupav) (Bulgarian), безсмислен (bezsmislen) (Bulgarian), nesmyslný [masculine] (Czech), absurd (Danish), betekenisloos (Dutch), zinloos (Dutch), onzinnig (Dutch), sensenca (Esperanto), järjetön (Finnish), tolkuton (Finnish), mieletön (Finnish), järjenvastainen (Finnish), absurde (French), sans queue ni tête (French), absurdo [masculine] (Galician), sinnwidrig (German), unsinnig (German), widersinnig (German), שטותי (shtutí) (Hebrew), אבסורדי (absúrdi) (Hebrew), képtelen (Hungarian), abszurd (Hungarian), nonszensz (Hungarian), értelmetlen (Hungarian), 意味不明な (imifumeina) (Japanese), nūgax (Latin), meecheeallagh (Manx), nenekara (Maori), onsennich (Plautdietsch), nonsensowny (Polish), bezsensowny (Polish), бессмы́сленный (bessmýslennyj) (Russian), неле́пый (nelépyj) (Russian), ไร้สาระ (rái-sǎa-rá) (Thai), saçma (Turkish), saçma sapan (Turkish), abes (Turkish), abuk sabuk (Turkish), abidik gubidik (Turkish), absürt (Turkish)

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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "without sense",
      "word": "bezsensowny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bessmýslennyj",
      "sense": "without sense",
      "word": "бессмы́сленный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nelépyj",
      "sense": "without sense",
      "word": "неле́пый"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "rái-sǎa-rá",
      "sense": "without sense",
      "word": "ไร้สาระ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "without sense",
      "word": "saçma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "without sense",
      "word": "saçma sapan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "without sense",
      "word": "abes"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "without sense",
      "word": "abuk sabuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "without sense",
      "word": "abidik gubidik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "without sense",
      "word": "absürt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nonsensical"
}

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