nonsense
Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to…Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
» I'm fed up with this nonsense.
Я ситий по горло цими нісенітницями.
Я сита по горло цими нісенітницями.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable, usually)Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.
Blödsinn, Nonsens, Quatsch
вздорvzdor, ерунда́jerundá, но́нсенсnónsɛns
дурни́цяdurnýcja, нісені́тницяnisenítnycja, безглу́здяbezhlúzdja
(uncountable, usually)An untrue statement.
Nonsens, Unsinn
вздорvzdor, ерунда́jerundá, но́нсенсnónsens
(uncountable, usually)That which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense.
(uncountable, usually)Something foolish.
Unfug
(uncountable, usually)A type of poetry that contains strange or surreal ideas, as, for example, that written by Edward Lear.
(uncountable, usually)A damaged DNA sequence whose products are not biologically active, that is, that does nothing.
- a message that seems to convey no meaning
- ornamental objects of no great value
Examples
304 sentencesI'm fed up with this nonsense.
Я ситий по горло цими нісенітницями. — deniko
I am fed up with your nonsense.
Я ситий по горло вашими нісенітницями. — sakhnik
deIch habe deinen Unsinn satt. — Manfredo
It's all total nonsense.
Цілковита дурня. — bicolino34
ruВсё это полнейшая чепуха. — al_ex_an_der
This is pure nonsense.
Це повна нісенітниця. — deniko
Tom is talking nonsense.
Том говорить дурниці. — deniko
Translations
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Forms
plural: nonsensesSynonyms
142 synonyms- a message that seems to convey no meaning:bunknonsensicalitymeaninglessnesshokum
- ornamental objects of no great value:folderalfalderolfrillgimcrackerygimcracktrumpery
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable