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noun

Nonsense n.

That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity.

Trifles; things of no importance.

Nonsense verses, lines made by taking any words which occur, but especially certain words which it is desired to recollect, and arranging them without reference to anything but the measure, so that the rhythm of the lines may aid in recalling the remembrance of the words.

Synonyms: Folly; silliness; absurdity; trash; balderdash.

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"Nonsense" Quotes from Famous Books

... "It's all nonsense about ghosts. I've slept here twenty times, Penelope. People have seen my light and my shadow, that's all. ...

— Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 • Collected and Arranged by Francis J. Reynolds

... enjoyed the practice of her brother, who spoke the previous evening, he said: "But of course Mrs. Hooker couldn't vote, nor be a member of the legislature, or even a justice of the peace. Insufferable nonsense! If such women don't vote before I die—well, like Gough's obstinate deacon, I won't die till ...

— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) • Various

... "Nonsense, Jenny; I can't help it if I would. Do you think I should enjoy dancing, if I knew you were sitting alone in this dark corner, while grandpapa and Aunt Agnes are playing chess! You are looking a great deal more woe-begone than you ought to, now ...

— Elinor Wyllys - Vol. I • Susan Fenimore Cooper

... conversation, and the pride arising from finding myself admitted as his companion, produced a variety of sensations and a pleasing elevation of mind beyond what I had ever before experienced." That memorable evening Johnson ridiculed Colley Cibber's birthday odes and Paul Whitehead's "grand nonsense," and ran down Gray, who had declined his acquaintance. He talked of other poets, and praised poor Goldsmith as a worthy man and excellent author. Boswell fairly won the great man by his frank avowals and his adroit flattery. "Give me your hand," ...

— Old and New London - Volume I • Walter Thornbury

... what they do. That is the only thing a negro cares about, to go to sleep in the sun. It's all nonsense, Daisy." ...

— Daisy • Elizabeth Wetherell

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