Definition of nonsense
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
"And the mome raths outgrabe" is pure nonsense.
b(1)
: language, conduct, or an idea that is absurd or contrary to good sense
To regard the struggle for existence as tragic, however, is logical nonsense.— O. B. Hardison Jr.
(2)
: an instance of absurd action
Today's teenagers are … sharp observers of the nonsenses of adult life and society …— Bernard Trafford
2a
: things of no importance or value : trifles
the raincoats are classic, without any nonsense — New Yorker
b
: affected or impudent conduct
took no nonsense from subordinates The teacher tolerated no nonsense in her classroom.
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 (see synthesis sense 1)
nonsense
adjectiveDefinition of nonsense (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of nonsense was in 1612
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