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| 1. | words or language having little or no sense or meaning. |
| 2. | conduct, action, etc., that is senseless, foolish, or absurd: to have tolerated enough nonsense. |
| 3. | impudent, insubordinate, or otherwise objectionable behavior: He doesn't have to take that nonsense from you. |
| 4. | something absurd or fatuous: the utter nonsense of such a suggestion. |
| 5. | anything of trifling importance or of little or no use. |
| 6. | Genetics. a DNA sequence that does not code for an amino acid and is not transcribed (distinguished from sense). |
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non·sen·si·cal·ly, adverb
non·sen·si·cal·ness, non·sen·si·cal·i·ty, noun
—Synonyms 1. twaddle, balderdash, moonshine, absurdity.
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Nonsense
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adj. Genetics Of or relating to a mutation in a structural gene that changes a nucleotide triplet into a stop codon, thus prematurely terminating the polypeptide chain during protein synthesis. interj. Used to express disagreement or exasperation. |
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nonsense
1614, from non- + sense.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| nonsense | |
adjective | |
| 1. | having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words" |
noun | |
| 1. | a message that seems to convey no meaning |
| 2. | ornamental objects of no great value [syn: folderal] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
nonsense [ˈnonsˈns, (American) -sens] noun
foolishness; foolish words, actions etc; something that is ridiculous
Example: He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense!
Example: He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense!
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Relating to a mutation in a structural gene that changes a nucleotide triplet into a stop codon, thus prematurely terminating the polypeptide chain during protein synthesis. See more at point mutation. |
| The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
Nonsense
Non"sense\, n. [Pref. non- + sense: cf. F. nonsens.]1. That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity. 2. 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. Syn: Folly; silliness; absurdity; trash; balderdash.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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