American English pronunciation

How to pronounce nonsense

IPA transcription: ['nɑnsɛns]

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['nɑnsɛns]

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['nɑnsɛns]

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['nɑnsɛns]

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Noun

  • a message that seems to convey no meaning

  • ornamental objects of no great value

Adjective

  • having no intelligible meaning

    “nonsense syllables”

    “a nonsensical jumble of words”

Usage examples

  • ‘Stuff and nonsense!’ said Alice loudly.
  • The computer was going insane, it displayed garbled nonsense and then shut down.
  • The computer was going insane, it displayed garbled nonsense and then shut down.
  • It's stuff and nonsense, George.
  • The computer was going insane, it displayed garbled nonsense and then shut down.
  • The computer was going insane, it displayed garbled nonsense and then shut down.
  • The computer was going insane, it displayed garbled nonsense and then shut down.
  • Being murdered in cold blood isn't nonsense.
  • Being murdered in cold blood isn't nonsense.
  • It's stuff and nonsense, George.