nonsenses
USNON-sens-iz/ˈnɑn.sɛns.ɪz/UKNON-suhns-iz/ˈnɒn.səns.ɪz/
- 1Plural of nonsense. It is rare, because nonsense is usually uncountable.
The critic dismissed the two new laws as expensive nonsenses.
Both plans were costly nonsenses that no one could explain.
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- 2The form of nonsense used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
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nonsenses is a form of nonsense
nonsense, noun: Words, ideas, or behavior that are silly and make no sense. Full entry
- Forms
- nonsensenonsenses plural
- Spelling
- nonsense → nonsenses: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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