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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fèihuà
"别听他的废话。"
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 the English elements 'non-' (meaning not) and 'sense' (meaning meaning or judgment), recorded in the late 16th century. It evolved from a general term denoting a lack of meaning into a common descriptor for absurd or foolish talk, closely mirroring the colloquial abbreviation 'bs'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Nonsense"?
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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