Nonsense

/ˈnɒnsəns/ noun

Definition

words or ideas that have no meaning or make no sense; foolish or absurd talk

Etymology

From non- (not) + sense, first recorded in 1610s

Kelly Says

Lewis Carroll turned nonsense into an art form with 'Jabberwocky' - proving that sometimes the most memorable language is the kind that doesn't mean anything at all!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዝንቅ
ARالعربية
هراء
BNবাংলা
বকবক
CACatalà
absurditat
CSČeština
nesmysl
DADansk
nonsens
DEDeutsch
Unsinn
ELΕλληνικά
παρανοήσεις
ESEspañol
disparate
FAفارسی
پوچ
FISuomi
naurettavuus
FRFrançais
absurdité
GUGU
હલવું
HAHA
banzari
HEעברית
שטויות
HIहिन्दी
बकवास
HUMagyar
nonszensz
IDBahasa Indonesia
omong kosong
IGIG
ihe nkọ
ITItaliano
sciocchezza
JA日本語
ナンセンス
KKKK
ақымақтық
KMKM
មិនសមហេតុផល
KO한국어
말도 안 되는 소리
MRMR
बकवास
MSBahasa Melayu
kerja kosong
MYမြန်မာ
အဆိုးကျိုးများ
NLNederlands
onzin
NONorsk
tull
PAPA
ਬਕਵਾਸ
PLPolski
bzdura
PTPortuguês
disparate
RORomână
absurditate
RUРусский
бессмыслица
SVSvenska
nonsens
SWKiswahili
upuuzi
TAதமிழ்
பொதுவாக அல்ல
TEతెలుగు
గపుగప
THไทย
เรื่องไร้สาระ
TLTL
walang kabuluhan
TRTürkçe
saçmalık
UKУкраїнська
нісенітниця
URاردو
بکواس
VITiếng Việt
điều vô lý
YOYO
alaoto
ZH中文
胡说
ZUZU
izinto ezingezinhle

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