Foolish talk, nonsense, falsehood; an instance of this. Now rare.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > empty, idle talk > [noun] > instance of (9) follyc1300 Foolish talk, nonsense, falsehood; an instance of this. Now rare. tittle-tattle1570 An unreliable tale or rumour; a piece of gossip; a topic of idle chatter. nothing1581 As a count noun. A trivial remark. Cf. sweet nothings n. at sweet, adj. adv.compounds 1a. tattle1583 with a and plural. A fit of tattling; a ‘gossip’. Now rare. rattle1627 An empty flow (of words); a babble. Now rare. stultiloquy1653 A speaking foolishly, a foolish babbling. pratement1657 Excessive or foolish talking. hubble-bubble1720 A piece of empty tattle. Obsolete. spermology1890 An instance of babbling or trifling talk. |
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