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nonsensical |
Grep of noun nonsensical nonsensicality Overview of adj nonsensical The adj nonsensical has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. absurd, derisory, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous -- (completely devoid of wisdom or good sense "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous") 2. nonsense, nonsensical -- (having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words") Antonyms of adj nonsensical 2 senses of nonsensical Sense 1 absurd, derisory, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous INDIRECT (VIA foolish) -> wise Sense 2 nonsense(postnominal), nonsensical INDIRECT (VIA meaningless) -> meaningful Similarity of adj nonsensical 2 senses of nonsensical Sense 1 absurd, derisory, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous => foolish (vs. wise) Sense 2 nonsense(postnominal), nonsensical => meaningless (vs. meaningful) Attributes of adj nonsensical Familiarity of adj nonsensical nonsensical used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj nonsensical nonsensical Overview of adj nonsensical The adj nonsensical has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. absurd, derisory, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous -- (completely devoid of wisdom or good sense "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous") 2. nonsense, nonsensical -- (having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words")
nonsensical definition
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