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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesナンセンス
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nansensu
"そんなのナンセンスだ。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense.
"He was just talking absolute nonsense after staying awake for 36 hours." - 2
Foolish behavior or ideas.
"The teacher had enough of the students' nonsense and demanded immediate silence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English non-, meaning not, and sense, from Old French and Latin sentire (to feel, perceive). It evolved during the late 15th century to describe spoken or written words that convey no intelligible meaning, or behavior that is foolish and absurd.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nonsense" is said worldwide
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Nandouille
Transliteration: nonsans
Script: non-sens
"Ce qu'il dit n'a aucun sens."
Unsinn
Transliteration: Unsinn
"Rede keinen Unsinn."
sciocchezza
Transliteration: sciocchezza
"Quella che dici è pura sciocchezza."
tontería
Transliteration: tontería
"No digas tonterías."
bobagem
Transliteration: bobagem
"Isso é pura bobagem."
बकवास
Transliteration: bakvaas
"वह सिर्फ बकवास कर रहा है।"
废话
Transliteration: fèihuà
"别听他的废话。"
말도 안 되는 소리
Transliteration: maldo an doeneun sori
"그건 말도 안 되는 소리야."
ナンセンス
Transliteration: nansensu
"そんなのナンセンスだ。"
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