Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to nonsense
Participle: nonsensed
Gerund: nonsensing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | nonsense |
| you | nonsense |
| he;she;it | nonsenses |
| we | nonsense |
| you | nonsense |
| they | nonsense |
Perfect
| I | have nonsensed |
| you | have nonsensed |
| he;she;it | has nonsensed |
| we | have nonsensed |
| you | have nonsensed |
| they | have nonsensed |
Past
| I | nonsensed |
| you | nonsensed |
| he;she;it | nonsensed |
| we | nonsensed |
| you | nonsensed |
| they | nonsensed |
Pluperfect
| I | had nonsensed |
| you | had nonsensed |
| he;she;it | had nonsensed |
| we | had nonsensed |
| you | had nonsensed |
| they | had nonsensed |
Future
| I | will nonsense |
| you | will nonsense |
| he;she;it | will nonsense |
| we | will nonsense |
| you | will nonsense |
| they | will nonsense |
Future Perfect
| I | will have nonsensed |
| you | will have nonsensed |
| he;she;it | will have nonsensed |
| we | will have nonsensed |
| you | will have nonsensed |
| they | will have nonsensed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | nonsense |
| you | nonsense |
| he;she;it | nonsense |
| we | nonsense |
| you | nonsense |
| they | nonsense |
Perfect
| I | have nonsensed |
| you | have nonsensed |
| he;she;it | have nonsensed |
| we | have nonsensed |
| you | have nonsensed |
| they | have nonsensed |
Imperfect
| I | nonsensed |
| you | nonsensed |
| he;she;it | nonsensed |
| we | nonsensed |
| you | nonsensed |
| they | nonsensed |
Pluperfect
| I | had nonsensed |
| you | had nonsensed |
| he;she;it | had nonsensed |
| we | had nonsensed |
| you | had nonsensed |
| they | had nonsensed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would nonsense |
| you | would nonsense |
| he;she;it | would nonsense |
| we | would nonsense |
| you | would nonsense |
| they | would nonsense |
Perfect
| I | would have nonsensed |
| you | would have nonsensed |
| he;she;it | would have nonsensed |
| we | would have nonsensed |
| you | would have nonsensed |
| they | would have nonsensed |
Imperative
| you | nonsense |
| we | Let's nonsense |
| you | nonsense |
Verbs conjugated like 'nonsense'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'nonsense'
consense,
condense,
insense,
unsense,
compense,
condence,
confesse,
consent,
conserve,
convene,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- talk nonsense
- drivel
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *né
3. Proto-Germanic *ne
4. Proto-Indo-European *ís?
5. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
6. Proto-Germanic *ainaz
7. Proto-Germanic *nainaz
8. Proto-West Germanic *nain
9. Old English nān
10. Middle English non
11. ▲
12. Old English nān
13. Old English nān-
14. Middle English non-
15. English non-
16. Proto-Indo-European *sent-der.
17. Proto-Italic *sentiō
18. Latin sentiō
19. Proto-Indo-European *-tus
20. Proto-Italic *-tus
21. Latin -tus
22. Latin sēnsusbor.
23. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz
24. Frankish *sinnbor.
25. Vulgar Latin *sennus
26. Old French sensbor.
27. Middle English sense
28. English sense
29. English nonsense
30. From non- (“no, none, lack of”) + sense, from c. 1610. Compare the semantically similar West Frisian ûnsin (“nonsense”), Dutch onzin (“nonsense”), German Unsinn (“nonsense”), English unsense (“nonsense”). See: English '
unsense'.
Sample Sentences
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At the Haymarket all this is nonsensed by an endeavor to steer between Mr. Stanley Weyman's rights as author of the story and the prescriptive right of the leading actor to fight popularly and heroically against heavy odds. [a. 1909, Bernard Shaw, “The Red Robe”, in James Huneker, editor, Dramatic Opinions and Essays by G. Bernard Shaw, volume 2, page 73:]
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"They haven't nonsensed these workouts. They've taken them and used them very well. I didn't know how they'd respond, but they've responded." [1997 June 3, “Rockies respond to whip”, in Denver Post:]
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Very commanding: very much 'end of this nonsensing'. Mister Fared spread his hands and shook his thin head imperceptibly, as if to say he understood. [2000, Leon Garfield, Jason Cockcroft, Jack Holborn, page 131:]
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He further nonsensed press suggestions that the Petroleum Unit was set up to assist in the administration of sporting activities. [2006 March 17, “Sierra Leone: Petroleum Unit Calls for Auditing”, in AllAfrica.com:]
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When he meant "go and get one" he said to go and get one, with no nonsensing around about "liking" to get one. [1963, C. F. Griffin, The Impermanence of Heroes, page 170:]