non-nonsense

noun

Not nonsense.

OriginEnglish nonsense ← Middle English sense ← Old French sens →
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Meanings

nounnon-nonsense (uncountable)

alternative nonnonsense

  1. uncountableNot nonsense.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  15. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  16. Latinsentiō
  17. Latinsēnsu
  18. Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
  19. Frankish*sinn
  20. Vulgar Latin*sennus
  21. Old Frenchsens
  22. Middle Englishsense
  23. Englishsense
  24. Englishnonsense
  25. Englishnon-nonsense

From non- + nonsense.

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Cite this entry
APA

non-nonsense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-nonsense

MLA

“non-nonsense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-nonsense. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-nonsense,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-nonsense.

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