nonsense

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈnɑnsɛns/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈnɒnsəns/

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• Hyphenation: non‧sense

Noun

Singular nonsense

Plural none

1. Something is nonsense when it makes no sense or has no meaning.

   This is just a bunch of words randomly jumbled together. It is complete nonsense.

2. Something that is false; a lie.

   He says that I stole his computer, but that's just nonsense.

Related words

• sense
• nonsensical