nonsense versen.

Brit.

/ˈnɒns(ə)ns ˌvəːs/, U.S.

/ˈnɑnˌsɛns ˌvərs/,

/ˈnɑns(ə)ns ˌvərs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nonsense n., verse n.

Etymology: < nonsense n. + verse n.

Originally: nonsensical verse. Later: whimsical or nonsensical verse intended to amuse by absurdity; an example of this, spec. a limerick; (in plural also) verses consisting of words arranged solely with reference to the metre and rhyme scheme, without regard to the sense.

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nonsense versec1670

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > light poem > [noun] > nonsense verse > arranged solely with regard to metre

nonsense versec1670

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > light poem > [noun] > nonsense verse > limerick

nonsense versec1670

Limerick1885

c1670 in Bodl. Rawl. Ms D. 191 f. 5^v [At Eaton] they make verses at 3 in ye even & make 30 or 40 lines of Theme by next morning. They make nonsense verses at 1st.

1799 Public Characters 2 423 Although few men in England could equal him in writing sense prose, yet many boys might surpass him in writing nonsense verses.

1819 J. Keats Let. 17 Sept. (1931) II. 438 I cannot get on without writing as boys do at school a few nonsense verses.

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Specimens of Table Talk (1835) I. 214 I did not seem much interested with a piece of Rossini's which had just been performed. I said, it sounded to me like nonsense verses.

1870 Spectator 26 Dec. 30 Mere musical sounds are no other than nonsense verses are in poetry.

1898 J. A. H. Murray in Notes & Queries 10 Dec. 470 Limerick. A nonsense verse such as was written by Lear is wrongfully so called... Who applied this name to the indecent nonsense verse first it is hard to say.

1938 A. Davidson Edward Lear ii. 18 It is possible that these extemporized nonsense-verses were in the limerick form.

1940 Ess. & Stud. 25 7 The nonsense verse also was well worth having—who had believed, else, that Housman had it in him either to be happy or to write nonsense.

1987 J. Saltman Mod. Canad. Children's Bks. 117 The warmth of Lee's domestic poems is counterpointed by the wild, anarchic spirit of his nonsense verse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nonsense verse
释义	nonsense versen. Brit. /ˈnɒns(ə)ns ˌvəːs/, U.S. /ˈnɑnˌsɛns ˌvərs/, /ˈnɑns(ə)ns ˌvərs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nonsense n., verse n. Etymology: < nonsense n. + verse n. Originally: nonsensical verse. Later: whimsical or nonsensical verse intended to amuse by absurdity; an example of this, spec. a limerick; (in plural also) verses consisting of words arranged solely with reference to the metre and rhyme scheme, without regard to the sense. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > light poem > [noun] > nonsense verse nonsense versec1670 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > light poem > [noun] > nonsense verse > arranged solely with regard to metre nonsense versec1670 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > light poem > [noun] > nonsense verse > limerick nonsense versec1670 Limerick1885 c1670 in Bodl. Rawl. Ms D. 191 f. 5^v [At Eaton] they make verses at 3 in ye even & make 30 or 40 lines of Theme by next morning. They make nonsense verses at 1st. 1799 Public Characters 2 423 Although few men in England could equal him in writing sense prose, yet many boys might surpass him in writing nonsense verses. 1819 J. Keats Let. 17 Sept. (1931) II. 438 I cannot get on without writing as boys do at school a few nonsense verses. a1834 S. T. Coleridge Specimens of Table Talk (1835) I. 214 I did not seem much interested with a piece of Rossini's which had just been performed. I said, it sounded to me like nonsense verses. 1870 Spectator 26 Dec. 30 Mere musical sounds are no other than nonsense verses are in poetry. 1898 J. A. H. Murray in Notes & Queries 10 Dec. 470 Limerick. A nonsense verse such as was written by Lear is wrongfully so called... Who applied this name to the indecent nonsense verse first it is hard to say. 1938 A. Davidson Edward Lear ii. 18 It is possible that these extemporized nonsense-verses were in the limerick form. 1940 Ess. & Stud. 25 7 The nonsense verse also was well worth having—who had believed, else, that Housman had it in him either to be happy or to write nonsense. 1987 J. Saltman Mod. Canad. Children's Bks. 117 The warmth of Lee's domestic poems is counterpointed by the wild, anarchic spirit of his nonsense verse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1670
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