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Word entry · 8 letters

nonsense

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"Absurd words"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈnɒn.səns/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted eennnossStarts with NEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. having no intelligible meaning

Word origin

From non- (“no, none, lack of”) + sense, from c. 1610. Compare the semantically similar West Frisian ûnsin (“nonsense”), Dutch onzin (“nonsense”), German Unsinn (“nonsense”), English unsense (“nonsense”).

Used in a sentence

  • After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.
  • While at the hospital, David kept screaming and yelling nonsense, stating Vladimir Putin bailed him out of jail and is a god.
  • and central banks lend vast sums against marshmallow backed securities, or other nonsenses creative bankers dreamed up.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Absurd words8 letters
02Meaningless talk8 letters

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