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nonsensical

English

Alternative forms

  • nonsensic
  • non-sensical

Etymology

From nonsense +? -ical.

Adjective

nonsensical (comparative more nonsensical, superlative most nonsensical)

  1. Without sense; absurd.
    Synonyms: meaningless, unmeaning, absurd, foolish, irrational, preposterous
    Antonyms: logical, rational, sensical

Related terms

  • nonsense

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frivolous

English

Etymology

From Latin fr?volus (silly, empty, trifling, frivolous, worthless), with the ending modified to match -ous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?f??v.?l.?s/
  • Hyphenation: friv?o?lous

Adjective

frivolous (comparative more frivolous, superlative most frivolous)

  1. Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.
  2. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight.
  3. (law, said of a lawsuit) Having no reasonable prospect of success because its claim is without merit, lacking a supporting legal or factual basis, while the filing party is, or should be, aware of this.
    • 2005, Factcheck.org[1]:
      One of the major cost drivers in the delivery of health care are these junk and frivolous lawsuits.

Derived terms

  • frivolent
  • frivolously
  • frivolousness

Related terms

  • frivol
  • frivolity

Translations

Further reading

  • frivolous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • frivolous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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