Main Entry: ¹non·sense

Pronunciation: \ˈnän-ˌsen(t)s, ˈnän(t)-sən(t)s\

Function: noun

Date: 1614

1 a : words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas b (1) : language, conduct, or an idea that is absurd or contrary to good sense (2) : an instance of absurd action
2 a : things of no importance or value : trifles b : affected or impudent conduct <took no nonsense from subordinates>
3 : genetic information consisting of one or more codons that do not code for any amino acid and usually cause termination of the molecular chain in protein synthesis

— non·sen·si·cal \ˌnän-ˈsen(t)-si-kəl\ adjective

— non·sen·si·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— non·sen·si·cal·ness \-kəl-nəs\ noun