Synonyms of the word nonsense


NONSENSEBUNK - CONTENT - DECORATION - FALDEROL - FOLDERAL - FRILL - GIMCRACK - GIMCRACKERY - HOKUM - MEANINGLESS - MEANINGLESSNESS - MESSAGE - NONMEANINGFUL - NONSENSICAL - NONSENSICALITY - ORNAMENT - ORNAMENTATION - SUBSTANCE - TRUMPERY

nonsense

  • n. Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or seem to have no meaning.
  • n. An untrue statement.
  • n. Something foolish.
  • n. (literature) A type of poetry that contains strange or surreal ideas, as, for example, that written by…
  • n. (biology) A damaged DNA sequence whose products are not biologically active, that is, that does nothing.
  • v. To make nonsense of.
  • v. To attempt to dismiss as nonsense.
  • v. (intransitive) To joke around, to waste time.
  • adj. (biochemistry) Resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become…
  • adj. nonsensical.

bunk

  • n. One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers.
  • n. (nautical) A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.
  • n. (military) A cot.
  • n. (US) A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.
  • n. (US, dialect) A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.
  • v. To occupy a bunk.
  • v. To provide a bunk.
  • n. (slang) Bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense.
  • adj. (slang) defective, broken, not functioning properly.
  • v. (Britain) To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk…
  • v. (dated) To expel from a school.

content

  • n. (uncountable) That which is contained.
  • n. Subject matter; that which is contained in writing or speech.
  • n. The amount of material contained; contents.
  • n. Capacity for holding.
  • n. (mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case…
  • adj. Satisfied about a particular circumstance; thus, in a state of satisfaction.
  • interj. (archaic) Alright, agreed.
  • n. Satisfaction; contentment.
  • n. (obsolete) acquiescence without examination.
  • n. That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.
  • n. (Britain, House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote.
  • n. (Britain, House of Lords) A member who votes in assent.
  • v. (transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to make happy.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.

decoration

  • n. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
  • n. That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament.
  • n. Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of…
  • n. (biochemistry, immunology) The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host.

falderol

  • n. Alternative form of folderol.

folderal

  • n. Alternative spelling of folderol.

frill

  • n. A strip of pleated material used as decoration or trim; a ruffle.
  • n. (photography) A wrinkled edge to a film.
  • n. A luxury.
  • n. Something extraneous added for effect.
  • v. (transitive) To make into a frill.
  • v. (intransitive) To become wrinkled.
  • v. (transitive) To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back in crimped plaits.
  • v. (intransitive, obsolete) To shake or shiver as with cold.

gimcrack

  • adj. Showy but of poor quality; worthless.
  • n. Something showy but worthless; a gimmick or bauble.

gimcrackery

  • n. tastelessness.

hokum

  • n. Meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.

meaningless

  • adj. Lacking meaning.
  • adj. Insignificant; not worthy of importance.

meaninglessness

  • n. The state of lacking meaning; the quality of being meaningless.
  • n. Anything that is meaningless.

message

  • n. A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
  • n. An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
  • v. To send a message to; to transmit a message to, e.g. as text via a cell phone.
  • v. To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging.
  • v. (intransitive) To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages.
  • v. (obsolete) To bear as a message.

nonmeaningful

  • adj. Not meaningful.

nonsensical

  • adj. Without sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational; preposterous.

nonsensicality

  • n. (uncountable) The state or condition of being nonsensical.
  • n. (countable) A nonsensical belief, remark, etc.

ornament

  • n. An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
  • n. A Christmas tree decoration.
  • n. (music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to…
  • v. To decorate.
  • v. To add to.

ornamentation

  • n. Decoration, adornment or embellishment.
  • n. The act or process of decorating etc.

substance

  • n. Physical matter; material.
  • n. The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
  • n. Substantiality; solidity; firmness.
  • n. Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
  • n. A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
  • n. Drugs (illegal narcotics).
  • n. (theology) Hypostasis.

trumpery

  • n. Worthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk.
  • n. Nonsense.
  • n. (obsolete) Deceit; fraud.
  • adj. Gaudy but of no value.

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