nonsense
nonsense Lexical Profile
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• noun
Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense.
"The toddler babbled cheerful nonsense while pretending to read the newspaper."
Foolish, absurd, or extravagant ideas, claims, or behavior.
"The coach made it clear on the first day of practice that he would not tolerate any nonsense from the team."
In genetics, a mutation in a DNA sequence that introduces a premature stop codon, resulting in an incomplete and usually nonfunctional protein.
"The laboratory identified a specific nonsense mutation responsible for the truncated enzyme."
• interjection
Used to express strong disagreement, dismissal, or disbelief toward something just said.
"Nonsense! You are more than qualified to apply for that scholarship."
• adjective
Having no meaning or making no sense; composed of absurd or meaningless elements.
"The children giggled as they recited a long, playful nonsense poem before bedtime."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the early 17th century by combining the Latin-derived prefix 'non-' (meaning 'not') with the noun 'sense' (from Latin 'sensus', meaning 'perception' or 'meaning').