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non-nonsense

non-nonsense noun: not nonsense.

Noun

non-nonsense (uncountable)

  1. Not nonsense.

Forms of non-nonsense

alternative formnonnonsense

Origin of non-nonsense

From non- + nonsense.

Questions about non-nonsense

What does non-nonsense mean?
Non-nonsense means not nonsense.
What part of speech is non-nonsense?
Non-nonsense is a noun.

Words near non-nonsense in the dictionary

  1. non-Newtonian fluids
  2. non-Newtonian liquid
  3. non-Newtonian liquids
  4. non-nitrogenic
  5. non-nondescript
  6. non-nonsense
  7. non-normative
  8. non-normatively
  9. non-notable
  10. non-nude
  11. non-null persistent

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