nonsense
a message that seems to convey no meaning
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,894 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,455 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a message that seems to convey no meaning also: bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum
- ornamental objects of no great value also: folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, trumpery
adjective
- having no intelligible meaning also: nonsensical nonsense syllablesa nonsensical jumble of words
nonsense in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Nonsense, John, there's a time for everything.
Plays : First Series · John Galsworthy · Chapter 1
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But Dolly’s blood boiled at such stupid, antiquated, military nonsense.
The Two Sides of the Shield · Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge · Chapter 2
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Why did n't I warn him about love and all that nonsense?
Elsie Venner · Oliver Wendell Holmes · Chapter 2
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But the next instant some wild nonsense would dart into her head, and set her off worse than ever.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 3
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He no longer talked nonsense, for no one was allowed to speak in the shop, and he soon learned silent ways.
Invisible Links · Selma Lagerlöf · Chapter 1