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nonsense

noun · /NON-sens/

Nonsense is words or ideas that do not make sense. It can be silly, mixed-up, or just not true.

In a sentence

  • "The dragon wore roller skates to breakfast, which was funny nonsense in the story."
  • "Mia laughed when her little brother said the moon was made of marshmallows—what nonsense!"

Books where you'll see it

  • A Book of Nonsense
    Edward Lear
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    Lewis Carroll
  • Through the Looking-Glass
    Lewis Carroll
  • The Phantom Tollbooth
    Norton Juster
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