nonsensicalnessn.

Brit.

/nɒnˈsɛnsᵻklnəs/, U.S.

/nɑnˈsɛnsəkəlnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nonsensical adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < nonsensical adj. + -ness suffix.

rare before 19th cent.

The fact or quality of being nonsensical, nonsensicality.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun]

wantonnessc1405

absurdity1529

monstruousness1545

impertinency1573

ridiculousness1573

monstrousness1574

absurd1581

absurdness1582

incongruity1597

fancy1598

delirium1599

monstruosity1604

absurdum1606

foppishness1611

impertinence1616

nonsense1630

impertinentness1645

irrationality1647

monstrosity1651

nonsensicality1652

ridicule1668

ridicule1672

nonsensicalness1674

maggotry1706

preposterousness1727

zanyship1766

ridiculosity1773

drollness1823

stultification1832

nonsensity1834

farcicality1849

cockeyedness1858

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > [noun] > state of being

nonsensicality1652

nonsensicalness1674

twaddledom1837

1674 R. Godfrey Var. Injuries in Physick 186 Observing the nonsensicalness of the Compound, and the multitude of Simples, mixt without Reason.

1710 C. Shadwell Fair Quaker of Deal iii. 37 Come, no more of your Nonsensicalness, but get drunk as soon as you can.

1776 Monthly Rev. May (Monthly Catal.) 423 They seldom fail to teach them bad English. We have here..‘Impugn their nonsensicalness’ for obtrude their nonsense.

1882 M. D. Conway Emerson at Home & Abroad xxi. 207 Apart..stands our friend Orange,..enjoying the fun well enough, yet rather laughing with a perception of its nonsensicalness.

1920 M. J. Olgin Guide Russ. Lit. 170 They write nonsense which is artistically indecent and the nonsensicalness of which is so loud that you cannot fail to hear it.

1972 ‘M. Innes’ Open House ii. vii. 70 Its simplicity? Are you sure you don't mean its nonsensicalness?

1989 ELH 56 850 What I want to bring out here..is a feeling that the power of such phrases lies strangely in their radical nonsensicalness or gratuitous muddling of sense.

2007 J. Goldberg Liberal Fascism i. 37 But, Sorel asked, what if Marx'x nonsensicalness was actually intended?

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

单词	nonsensicalness
释义	nonsensicalnessn. Brit. /nɒnˈsɛnsᵻklnəs/, U.S. /nɑnˈsɛnsəkəlnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nonsensical adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < nonsensical adj. + -ness suffix. rare before 19th cent. The fact or quality of being nonsensical, nonsensicality. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] wantonnessc1405 absurdity1529 monstruousness1545 impertinency1573 ridiculousness1573 monstrousness1574 absurd1581 absurdness1582 incongruity1597 fancy1598 delirium1599 monstruosity1604 absurdum1606 foppishness1611 impertinence1616 nonsense1630 impertinentness1645 irrationality1647 monstrosity1651 nonsensicality1652 ridicule1668 ridicule1672 nonsensicalness1674 maggotry1706 preposterousness1727 zanyship1766 ridiculosity1773 drollness1823 stultification1832 nonsensity1834 farcicality1849 cockeyedness1858 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > [noun] > state of being nonsensicality1652 nonsensicalness1674 twaddledom1837 1674 R. Godfrey Var. Injuries in Physick 186 Observing the nonsensicalness of the Compound, and the multitude of Simples, mixt without Reason. 1710 C. Shadwell Fair Quaker of Deal iii. 37 Come, no more of your Nonsensicalness, but get drunk as soon as you can. 1776 Monthly Rev. May (Monthly Catal.) 423 They seldom fail to teach them bad English. We have here..‘Impugn their nonsensicalness’ for obtrude their nonsense. 1882 M. D. Conway Emerson at Home & Abroad xxi. 207 Apart..stands our friend Orange,..enjoying the fun well enough, yet rather laughing with a perception of its nonsensicalness. 1920 M. J. Olgin Guide Russ. Lit. 170 They write nonsense which is artistically indecent and the nonsensicalness of which is so loud that you cannot fail to hear it. 1972 ‘M. Innes’ Open House ii. vii. 70 Its simplicity? Are you sure you don't mean its nonsensicalness? 1989 ELH 56 850 What I want to bring out here..is a feeling that the power of such phrases lies strangely in their radical nonsensicalness or gratuitous muddling of sense. 2007 J. Goldberg Liberal Fascism i. 37 But, Sorel asked, what if Marx'x nonsensicalness was actually intended? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1674
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