Nonsensical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

incongruous;inviting ridicule

having no intelligible meaning

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɑːnsˈɛnsɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɒnsˈɛnsɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɒnsˈɛnsɪkəl/

4 syllables Say it as /nˌɑːnsˈɛnsɪkəl/.

Examples

the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
that's a cockeyed idea
ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cockeyed ludicrous nonsense ridiculous absurd preposterous derisory laughable idiotic

Parts of Speech

adjective	incongruous;inviting ridicule “the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”
adjective	having no intelligible meaning “nonsense syllables”

Word Forms

absurdity	noun	a ludicrous folly
absurdness	noun	a message whose content is at variance with reason
deride	verb	treat or speak of with contempt
ridiculousness	noun	a message whose content is at variance with reason
nonsensicality	noun	a message that seems to convey no meaning

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unsinnig

unpassend; zum Spott einladend

🇫🇷French

absurde

incongru; invitant au ridicule

🇪🇸Spanish

absurdo

incongruente; invitando al ridículo

🇮🇹Italian

senza senso

incongruo; invitante al ridicolo

🇳🇱Dutch

onzinnig

ongerijmd; uitnodigend tot spot

🇵🇹Portuguese

sem sentido

incongruente; convidativo ao ridículo

🇷🇺Russian

бессмысленный

нелепый; вызывающий насмешки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेतुका

असंगत; उपहास को आमंत्रित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অর্থহীন

অসঙ্গতিপূর্ণ; আমন্ত্রণমূলক উপহাস

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்தனமான

பொருத்தமற்ற;ஏளனத்தை அழைக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అర్ధంలేని

అసంబద్ధం;ఎగతాళిని ఆహ్వానించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

निरर्थक

विसंगत; आमंत्रण उपहास

🇮🇳Gujarati

અર્થહીન

અસંગત; આમંત્રિત ઉપહાસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧ

ಅಸಂಗತ; ಅಪಹಾಸ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಆಹ್ವಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസംബന്ധം

പൊരുത്തമില്ലാത്ത; പരിഹാസം ക്ഷണിച്ചു വരുത്തുന്ന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਲੋੜਾ

ਅਸੰਗਤ; ਸੱਦਾ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਮਜ਼ਾਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ہودہ

متضاد؛ مدعو طنزیہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无稽之谈

不协调的；招致嘲笑的

🇯🇵Japanese

ナンセンス

違和感のある;嘲笑を招く

🇰🇷Korean

무의미한

부조화하다;조소를 불러일으키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô nghĩa

không thích hợp; mời gọi sự chế nhạo

🇹🇭Thai

ไร้สาระ

ไม่เข้ากัน; เชิญชวนให้เยาะเย้ย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak masuk akal

ganjil; mengundang cemoohan

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kwenta

hindi bagay; nag-aanyaya sa pangungutya

🇲🇾Malay

mengarut

tidak selaras; cemuhan mengundang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هراء

غير متناسب؛ يدعو للسخرية

🇮🇷Persian

مزخرف

نامتجانس؛ دعوت کننده به تمسخر

🇹🇷Turkish

saçma

uyumsuz; alay konusu olmaya davet eden

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁטוּתִי

לא מתאים; מזמין לעג

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