nonsensePronunciation: /ˈnɒns(ə)ns/Translate nonsense | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of nonsense noun [mass noun] 1spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense:he was talking absolute nonsense [as exclamation] used to show strong disagreement:‘Nonsense! No one can do that.’ [as modifier] denoting verse or other writing intended to be amusing by virtue of its absurd or whimsical language:nonsense poetry 2foolish or unacceptable behaviour:she’s a strong woman who stands no nonsense [count noun] something ridiculously impractical or ill-advised:the law is a nonsense the proposal would make a nonsense of their plansnonsense in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of nonsense in the US English dictionary