Nonsense — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a message that seems to convey no meaning

ornamental objects of no great value

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːnsəns/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒnsəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒnsəns/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈɑːnsəns/.

Examples

nonsense syllables
a nonsensical jumble of words

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonsensicality gimcrackery bunk frill folderal hokum falderol nonsensical gimcrack trumpery meaninglessness

Parts of Speech

noun	a message that seems to convey no meaning
noun	ornamental objects of no great value
adjective	having no intelligible meaning “nonsense syllables”

Word Forms

nonsensical	adjective	having no intelligible meaning
meaningless	adjective	having no meaning or direction or purpose
nonsensicality	noun	a message that seems to convey no meaning

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unsinn

eine Botschaft, die keine Bedeutung zu vermitteln scheint

🇫🇷French

absurdité

un message qui semble n'avoir aucun sens

🇪🇸Spanish

disparates

un mensaje que parece no transmitir ningún significado

🇮🇹Italian

sciocchezze

un messaggio che sembra non avere alcun significato

🇳🇱Dutch

onzin

een boodschap die geen betekenis lijkt over te brengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

bobagem

uma mensagem que parece não transmitir nenhum significado

🇷🇺Russian

ерунда

сообщение, которое, кажется, не несет никакого смысла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बकवास

ऐसा संदेश जिसका कोई अर्थ नहीं लगता

🇧🇩Bengali

আজেবাজে কথা

একটি বার্তা যা মনে হয় কোন অর্থ বহন করে না

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்தனம்

எந்த அர்த்தமும் இல்லாத செய்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

అర్ధంలేనిది

అర్థం లేని సందేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्खपणा

असा संदेश ज्याचा अर्थ नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

બકવાસ

એવો સંદેશ કે જેનો કોઈ અર્થ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧ

ಯಾವುದೇ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸುವ ಸಂದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസംബന്ധം

ഒരു അർത്ഥവുമില്ലെന്ന് തോന്നുന്ന ഒരു സന്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਕਵਾਸ

ਇੱਕ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਅਰਥ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਪਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بکواس

ایسا پیغام جس کا کوئی مطلب نہیں لگتا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

废话

似乎没有传达任何意义的消息

🇯🇵Japanese

ナンセンス

意味が伝わらないように見えるメッセージ

🇰🇷Korean

무의미한 말

아무런 의미도 전달하지 않는 것 같은 메시지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điều vô nghĩa

một thông điệp dường như không truyền tải ý nghĩa gì

🇹🇭Thai

เรื่องไร้สาระ

ข้อความที่ดูเหมือนไม่มีความหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

omong kosong

sebuah pesan yang sepertinya tidak ada artinya

🇵🇭Filipino

kalokohan

isang mensahe na tila walang kahulugan

🇲🇾Malay

mengarut

mesej yang seolah-olah tiada makna

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هراء

رسالة يبدو أنها لا تحمل أي معنى

🇮🇷Persian

مزخرف

پیامی که به نظر می رسد معنایی ندارد

🇹🇷Turkish

anlamsız

hiçbir anlam ifade etmiyor gibi görünen bir mesaj

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁטוּיוֹת

מסר שכאילו לא מעביר שום משמעות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'nonsense'?

The primary meaning of 'nonsense' is 'a message that seems to convey no meaning'.

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Using 'nonsense' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'nonsense' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'nonsense' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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