non-sens

See also: nonsens and Nonsens

French

Etymology

From English nonsense.

Pronunciation

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Noun

non-sens m (invariable)

1. a situation or statement that is completely absurd or illogical
2. a statement that is semantically, etymologically, or logically improper or contradictory
3. (biology) nonsense, a type of damaged DNA sequence

Synonyms

• (absurd statement): absurdité, bêtise
• (contradictory statement): contresens (rhetorics and translation)

Further reading

• “non-sens”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012