non·sense (n n s ns , -s ns)n. 1. Words or signs having no intelligible meaning: a message that was nonsense until decoded. 2. Subject matter, behavior, or language that is foolish or absurd. 3. Extravagant foolishness or frivolity: a clown's exuberant nonsense. 4. Matter of little or no importance or usefulness: a chatty letter full of gossip and nonsense. 5. Insolent talk or behavior; impudence: wouldn't take any nonsense from the children. adj. Genetics Of or relating to a mutation in a structural gene that changes a nucleotide triplet into a stop codon, thus prematurely terminating the polypeptide chain during protein synthesis. interj. Used to express disagreement or exasperation. |
nonsense [ˈnɒnsəns]
n
1. something that has or makes no sense; unintelligible language; drivel
2. conduct or action that is absurd
3. foolish or evasive behaviour or manners she'll stand no nonsense
4. See no-nonsense
5. things of little or no value or importance; trash
interj
an exclamation of disagreement
nonsensical [nɒnˈsɛnsɪkəl] adj
nonsensically adv
nonsensicalness , nonsensicality n
| nonsense (nnsns) Relating to a mutation in a structural gene that changes a nucleotide triplet into a stop codon, thus prematurely terminating the polypeptide chain during protein synthesis. See more at point mutation. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  nonsense - a message that seems to convey no meaningamphigory, nonsense verse - nonsensical writing (usually verse) cobblers - nonsense; "I think that is a load of cobblers" crock - nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock" jabberwocky - nonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll) empty talk, empty words, hot air, palaver, rhetoric - loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" rigamarole, rigmarole - a set of confused and meaningless statements schmegegge, shmegegge - (Yiddish) baloney; hot air; nonsense baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddle - pretentious or silly talk or writing |
| 2. |  nonsense - ornamental objects of no great value | |
| Adj. | 1. | nonsense - having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words" meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation" |
nonsense
noun
1. rubbish, hot air (informal), waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), twaddle, balls (taboo slang), bull (slang), shit (taboo slang), pants (slang), rot, crap (slang), garbage (informal), trash, bunk (informal), bullshit (taboo slang), tosh (slang, chiefly Brit.), bollocks (Brit. taboo slang), rhubarb, pap, cobblers (Brit. taboo slang), foolishness, bilge (informal), drivel, tripe (informal), gibberish, guff (slang), bombast, moonshine, claptrap (informal), hogwash, hokum (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), blather, double Dutch (Brit. informal), piffle (informal), poppycock (informal), balderdash, bosh (informal), eyewash (informal), stuff and nonsense, tommyrot, horsefeathers (U.S. slang), bunkum or buncombe (chiefly U.S.) Most orthodox doctors, however, dismiss this theory as complete nonsense.
rubbish fact, reason, sense, truth, reality, wisdom, seriousness
rubbish fact, reason, sense, truth, reality, wisdom, seriousness
2. idiocy, folly, stupidity, absurdity, silliness, inanity, senselessness, ridiculousness, ludicrousness, fatuity Surely it is an economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources.
no-nonsense down-to-earth, practical, sensible, realistic, common-sense, matter-of-fact, hard-headed With his gruff Scottish voice and no-nonsense attitude, he's an imposing figure.
Translations
nonsense [ˈnɒnsəns]
A. N → tonterías fpl
(what) nonsense! → ¡tonterías!, ¡qué tontería!
but that's nonsense! → ¡eso es absurdo!, ¡eso es ridículo!
it is nonsense to say that → es absurdo or ridículo decir que ...
I've never heard such nonsense! → ¡vaya(una)tontería!, ¡jamás oí(una)tontería igual!
to make (a) nonsense of [+ claim, system, law] → quitar sentido a; [+ pledge] → convertir en papel mojado
a piece of nonsense → una tontería
I'll stand no nonsense from you!, I won't take any nonsense from you! → ¡no voy a tolerar tus tonterías!
to talk nonsense → decir tonterías or disparates
stop this nonsense! → ¡ya vale de tonterías!
(what) nonsense! → ¡tonterías!, ¡qué tontería!
but that's nonsense! → ¡eso es absurdo!, ¡eso es ridículo!
it is nonsense to say that → es absurdo or ridículo decir que ...
I've never heard such nonsense! → ¡vaya(una)tontería!, ¡jamás oí(una)tontería igual!
to make (a) nonsense of [+ claim, system, law] → quitar sentido a; [+ pledge] → convertir en papel mojado
a piece of nonsense → una tontería
I'll stand no nonsense from you!, I won't take any nonsense from you! → ¡no voy a tolerar tus tonterías!
to talk nonsense → decir tonterías or disparates
stop this nonsense! → ¡ya vale de tonterías!
B. CPD nonsense verse N → disparates mpl (en verso), versos mpl disparatados
nonsense [ˈnɒnsəns]
n
(= foolish talk, behaviour, ideas) → bêtises fpl
Stop your nonsense! → Arrête tes bêtises!
I won't stand any nonsense from him!
BUT Je ne vais pas le laisser me marcher sur les pieds!.
to talk nonsense → dire n'importe quoi, dire des bêtises
She talks a lot of nonsense → Elle dit n'importe quoi., Elle dit beaucoup de bêtises.
it is nonsense to say that ... → il est absurde de dire que ...
to dismiss sth as nonsense → juger qch absurde
Stop your nonsense! → Arrête tes bêtises!
I won't stand any nonsense from him!
BUT Je ne vais pas le laisser me marcher sur les pieds!.
to talk nonsense → dire n'importe quoi, dire des bêtises
She talks a lot of nonsense → Elle dit n'importe quoi., Elle dit beaucoup de bêtises.
it is nonsense to say that ... → il est absurde de dire que ...
to dismiss sth as nonsense → juger qch absurde
nonsense
n no pl (also as interjection) → Unsinn m, → Quatsch m (inf), → Nonsens m (geh); (verbal also) → dummes Zeug; (= silly behaviour) → Dummheiten pl; a piece of nonsense → ein Quatsch m (inf) → or Unsinn m; that’s a lot of nonsense! → das ist (ja) alles dummes Zeug!; I’ve had enough of this nonsense → jetzt reichts mir aber; to make (a) nonsense of something → etw ad absurdum führen, etw sinnlos machen; what’s all this nonsense about a cut in salary/about them not wanting to go? → was soll all das Gerede von einer Gehaltskürzung/all das Gerede, dass sie nicht mitgehen wollen?; no more of your nonsense! → Schluss mit dem Unsinn!; and no nonsense → und keine Dummheiten; I will stand or have no nonsense from you → ich werde keinen Unsinn or keine Dummheiten dulden; he will stand no nonsense from anybody → er lässt nicht mit sich spaßen; he won’t stand any nonsense over that → was das betrifft, verträgt er keinen Spaß; a man with no nonsense about him → ein nüchterner or kühler und sachlicher Mensch ? stuff N a
nonsense [ˈnɒnsəns] n → sciocchezze fpl, assurdità fpl
(what) nonsense! → che sciocchezze!, che assurdità!
it is nonsense to say that ... → è un'assurdità or non ha senso dire che...
to talk nonsense → dire sciocchezze or assurdità
that's a piece of nonsense! → è una sciocchezza!
to make (a) nonsense of sth → rendere assurdo qc
he stands no nonsense → con lui non si scherza
nonsense [ˈnɒnsəns] n → sciocchezze fpl, assurdità fpl
(what) nonsense! → che sciocchezze!, che assurdità!
it is nonsense to say that ... → è un'assurdità or non ha senso dire che...
to talk nonsense → dire sciocchezze or assurdità
that's a piece of nonsense! → è una sciocchezza!
to make (a) nonsense of sth → rendere assurdo qc
he stands no nonsense → con lui non si scherza
(what) nonsense! → che sciocchezze!, che assurdità!
it is nonsense to say that ... → è un'assurdità or non ha senso dire che...
to talk nonsense → dire sciocchezze or assurdità
that's a piece of nonsense! → è una sciocchezza!
to make (a) nonsense of sth → rendere assurdo qc
he stands no nonsense → con lui non si scherza
nonsense [ˈnɒnsəns] n → sciocchezze fpl, assurdità fpl
(what) nonsense! → che sciocchezze!, che assurdità!
it is nonsense to say that ... → è un'assurdità or non ha senso dire che...
to talk nonsense → dire sciocchezze or assurdità
that's a piece of nonsense! → è una sciocchezza!
to make (a) nonsense of sth → rendere assurdo qc
he stands no nonsense → con lui non si scherza
n nonsense [ˈnonsˈns, (American ) -sens]
foolishness; foolish words, actions etc; something that is ridiculous He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense! onsin هُراء глупост nesmysl vrøvl der Unsinn ανοησίες, ασυναρτησίες tontería, disparate, bobada mõttetus مزخرف hölynpöly absurdité(s) שְׁטוּיוֹת निरर्थक बातें, अनाप-शनाप, अंट-शंट besmisao,glupost ostobaság omong kosong bull, vitleysa nonsenso, assurdità ばかげたこと 허튼 소리 nesąmonė muļķības, blēņas kata-kata yang tidak bermakna onzin sludder, vås, pjatt niedorzeczność disparate absurditate, nonsens вздор, ерунда nezmysel nesmisel besmislica nonsens การพูดสิ่งไร้สาระ saçma, mantıksız 廢話 дурниця, нісенітниця بکواس، لغويات điều vô lý 废话
adj nonˈsensical [-ˈsen-]
onsinnig هُرائي، غَيْر مَعْقول безмислен nesmyslný meningsløs unsinnig ανόητος, ασυνάρτητος absurdo mõttetu مزخرف؛ چرند järjetön absurde שְׁטוּתִי अतर्कसंगत smiješan,besmislen zagyva tak masuk akal heimskulegur, bjánalegur assurdo ばかばかしい 어리석은, 무의미한 absurdiškas aplams, muļķīgs karut onzinnig meningsløs, fjollet bezsensowny disparatado absurd бессмысленный;глупый nezmyselný nesmiseln besmislen meningslös, orimlig, dum ซึ่งไม่มีความหมาย saçma sapan, manasız, abuk sabuk 廢話的 безглуздий, нісенітний لغو، بے معني phi lý 废话的
nonsense → هراء nesmysl sludder Unsinn ανοησία tonterías hölynpöly balivernes besmislica stupidaggine ナンセンス 허튼 소리 onzin tull absurd absurdo вздор nonsens เรื่องไร้สาระ saçma chuyện vô lý 胡说
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