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  • 1nonsense — non|sense S3 [ˈnɔnsəns US ˈna:nsens] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stupid/untrue)¦ 2¦(annoying behaviour)¦ 3¦(without meaning)¦ 4 make (a) nonsense of something 5 nonsense poems/verse/rhymes ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(STUPID/UNTRUE)¦ ideas, opinions, statements etc that… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 2nonsense — n. 1) to speak, talk nonsense 2) to put up with, tolerate nonsense 3) (colloq.) (AE) to cut the nonsense 4) arrant (lit.), complete, outright, perfect, pure, sheer, total, utter nonsense 5) nonsense to + int. (it was sheer nonsense to trust them) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 3nonsense — noun (U) 1 STUPID/UNTRUE (U) ideas, opinions, statements etc that are untrue or stupid: all this nonsense about health foods | “She says she s 39.” “Nonsense!” | a load of nonsense (=a lot of nonsense): If you ask me, these modern teaching… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4utter — 01. He was an [utter] failure as a used car salesman because he was not aggressive enough. 02. If you ask me, it s [utterly] ridiculous to pay £20 for a T shirt. 03. Looking down at the speeding ticket in his hand, he [uttered] a few quiet curses …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 5utter — ut|ter1 [ˈʌtə US ər] adj [only before noun] [: Old English; Origin: utera further out, outer , from ut out ] used to emphasize how great or complete something is ▪ That s utter nonsense ! ▪ This company treats its employees with utter contempt .… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6utter — [[t]ʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] utters, uttering, uttered 1) VERB If someone utters sounds or words, they say them. [LITERARY] [V n] He uttered a snorting laugh... [V n] They departed without uttering a word. 2) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You use utter …

    English dictionary

  • 7nonsense — nonsensical /non sen si keuhl/, adj. nonsensically, adv. nonsensicalness, nonsensicality, n. /non sens, seuhns/, n. 1. words or language having little or no sense or meaning. 2. conduct, action, etc., that is senseless, foolish, or absurd: to… …

    Universalium

  • 8utter — 1. adjective /ˈʌtə,ˈʌtɚ/ a) Outer; furthest out, most remote. Wo be to you scrybes and pharises ypocrites, for ye make clene the utter side off the cuppe, and off the platter: but within they are full of brybery and excesse. b) Absolute,… …

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  • 9utter — I adjective that s utter nonsense Syn: complete, total, absolute, thorough, perfect, downright, out and out, outright, sheer, arrant, positive, prize, pure, unmitigated II verb Syn: say …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 10nonsense — nonsense, twaddle, drivel, bunk, balderdash, poppycock, gobbledygook, trash, rot, bull are comparable when they mean something said or proposed which is senseless or absurd. Nonsense is the most general of these terms; it may be referred to… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms