Meaning

6 senses
  1. (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

  2. (uncountable, usually)An untrue statement.

    Nonsens, Unsinn

    вздорvzdor, ерунда́jerundá, но́нсенсnónsens

  3. (uncountable, usually)That which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense.

  4. (uncountable, usually)Something foolish.

    Unfug

  5. (uncountable, usually)A type of poetry that contains strange or surreal ideas, as, for example, that written by Edward Lear.

  6. (uncountable, usually)A damaged DNA sequence whose products are not biologically active, that is, that does nothing.

More definitions
  • a message that seems to convey no meaning
  • ornamental objects of no great value

Examples

304 sentences
  1. I'm fed up with this nonsense.

    Я ситий по горло цими нісенітницями. — deniko

  2. I am fed up with your nonsense.

    Я ситий по горло вашими нісенітницями. — sakhnik

    deIch habe deinen Unsinn satt. — Manfredo

  3. It's all total nonsense.

    Цілковита дурня. — bicolino34

    ruВсё это полнейшая чепуха. — al_ex_an_der

  4. This is pure nonsense.

    Це повна нісенітниця. — deniko

  5. Tom is talking nonsense.

    Том говорить дурниці. — deniko

Translations

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