nonsensical, nonsense(a)
(adjective) having no intelligible meaning; “nonsense syllables”; “a nonsensical jumble of words”
absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
(adjective) so unreasonable as to invite derision; “the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”; “that’s a cockeyed idea”; “ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer”; “a contribution so small as to be laughable”; “it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion”; “a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history”; “her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nonsensical (comparative more nonsensical, superlative most nonsensical)
Without sense; absurd.
Synonyms: meaningless, unmeaning, absurd, foolish, irrational, preposterous
Antonyms: logical, rational, sensical
Source: Wiktionary
Non*sen"si*cal, a.
Definition: Without sense; unmeaning; absurb; foolish; irrational; preposterous.
– Non*sen"si*cal*ly, adv.
– Non*sen"si*cal*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
