nonsense
pronunciation
How to pronounce nonsense in British English:
UK [ˈnɒnsns]
How to pronounce nonsense in American English:
US [ˈnɑːnsens]
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- Noun:
- a message that seems to convey no meaning
- ornamental objects of no great value
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- Adjective:
- having no intelligible meaning
Word Origin
- nonsense (n.)
- 1610s, from non- + sense; perhaps influenced by French nonsens.
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Example
- 1. One person close to mr prince dismisses this as nonsense .
- 2. You 're just talking nonsense .
- 3. The notion that he has caused the coming recession is nonsense .
- 4. Only the compilers of official league tables believe such nonsense .
- 5. Hopefully this approach can stop the nonsense of planning for a 10-hour day when you 're only actually completing 3 hours .