Noun: nonsense 'nón,sen(t)s or nón-sun(t)s [N. Amer], nón-sun(t)s [Brit]
- Statements or beliefs that are untrue or make no sense
"He dismissed the conspiracy theory as pure nonsense";
- bunk [informal], bunkum [informal], buncombe [informal], guff [informal], rot [informal], hogwash [informal], flapdoodle [N. Amer, informal], Irish bull [slang], rhubarb [Brit, informal], bilge [informal], junk [informal], bull [slang], jive [N. Amer, informal], bushwah [N. Amer, informal], bushwa [N. Amer, informal], folderol, rubbish [informal], tripe [informal], trumpery [archaic], trash [informal], wish-wash [informal], applesauce [N. Amer, informal], codswallop [Brit, informal], falderal, drivel, garbage
- Something that makes no sense; words with no meaning
"The poem was full of nonsense, with made-up words and illogical phrases";
- bunk [informal], nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum [informal]
- Ornamental objects of no great value
"The antique shop was filled with nonsense that appealed to tourists";
- falderol [rare], frill, gimcrackery, trumpery [archaic], folderol [archaic], falderal [archaic]
- (genetics) a mutation that causes a premature stop codon, resulting in a truncated and often non-functional protein
"Nonsense mutations can lead to genetic disorders"
- Having no intelligible meaning
"nonsense syllables";
- nonsensical
Derived forms: nonsenses
See also: meaningless, nonmeaningful
Type of: content, decoration, message, ornament, ornamentation, subject matter, substance
Encyclopedia: Nonsense