foolish, senseless, fatuous, or absurd
: His nonsensical behavior was unusual for such a serious person. objectionable, impudent, insubordinate: I refuse to listen to that nonsensical gossip.
What is slang for nonsense?
bunk
, bunkum. (or buncombe), claptrap, codswallop.
What is the correct word for nonsensical?
foolish, senseless, fatuous, or absurd
: His nonsensical behavior was unusual for such a serious person. objectionable, impudent, insubordinate: I refuse to listen to that nonsensical gossip.
Is nonsense short for nonsensical?
At a simplistic level,one might observe that ‘nonsense’ is usually a noun and
‘nonsensical’
is always an adjective. The trouble with this is that the noun ‘nonsense’ can be (and is frequently) used in the position of an attributive adjective – especially in collocations such as ‘nonsense verse’.
How do you use nonsensical?
- The children were singing nonsensical songs about imaginary characters.
- We knew he was sleepwalking when he began speaking nonsensical sentences.
- The testimony was nonsensical, leading detectives to believe that the suspect was lying.
What does sensical mean?
Filters
. (neologism) That makes sense; showing internal logic; sensible. adjective.
What is an example of nonsensical?
The definition of nonsensical is something silly or that doesn’t make sense. An example of nonsensical is
a story about a flying pink elephant jumping through a window.
What is slang for a big lie?
A
gross
or blatant lie. whopper. fabrication. falsehood. lie.
What is a slang word for liar?
In this page you can discover 32 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for liar, like:
pseudologue
, prevaricator, falsifier, pseudologist, deceiver, maligner, misleader, deluder, one who lies, fibber and fabricator.
What is lying in British slang?
Porkies
– if you are accused of telling a “porkie” it’s serious. It means someone thinks you are lying. The saying comes from an old Cockney rhyme that used pork pies and substituted “pies,” for “lies” and it later got shortened to “porkies”.
What is nonsense or misleading talk?
noun. flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery.
deceptive
or misleading talk; nonsense; hooey: a lot of blarney about why he was broke.
What is nonsensical nonsense?
nonsensical. Nonsensenoun.
That which is not sense, or has no sense
; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity.
What is a nonsense sentence?
A nonsense sentence
has a logical, grammatical structure but no content or meaning
. … The second “sentence” is pure gibberish; it is a random collection of words with no logical or grammatical structure.
What is the best definition of alliteration?
Full Definition of alliteration
:
the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
(such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
What does it mean when something is vague?
1a :
not clearly expressed
: stated in indefinite terms vague accusations. b : not having a precise meaning a vague term of abuse. 2a : not clearly defined, grasped, or understood : indistinct only a vague notion of what’s needed also : slight a vague hint of a thickening waistline hasn’t the vaguest idea.
Is a synonym the same or opposite?
a word having the same or nearly the same
meaning as another
in the language, as happy, joyful, elated. A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms (or opposites), such as Thesaurus.com, is called a thesaurus.
