English Explanatory Dictionary

nonsensical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Without sense; absurd.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nonsensical.wav

Word forms

nonsensical more nonsensical most nonsensical nonsensic non-sensical

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentjō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense English nonsense Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English nonsensical From nonsense + -ical.

Synonyms

meaningless unmeaning absurd foolish irrational preposterous

Antonyms

comprehensible commonsensical logical rational sensible sensical

Related words

nonsense nonsensible senseless sensical

Derived words

nonsensicality nonsensically nonsensicalness seminonsensical unnonsensical
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