nonsensicality
State of meaninglessness
Nonsensicality is the quality of being nonsensical—absurd, illogical, or meaningless.
The word appears in formal or academic contexts when writers want a noun for the abstract property: The nonsensicality of the argument became clear under scrutiny.
In casual speech, people more often say "nonsense" or describe something as "ridiculous."
Comedy rooted in meaninglessness
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- zaninessState of absurd silliness
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
clowning · goofiness · drollery · farce · slapstick · jest · tomfoolery · antic
Philosophy embracing existence's irrationality
- ludicrousnessQuality of being laughable
- preposterousnessQuality of being ridiculous
- ridiculousnessQuality of being laughable
- surrealismIrrational, dreamlike aesthetic
bizarreness · outlandishness · incongruity · paradox · grotesquerie · farce · illogicality · irrationality
Unintelligible speech or writing
- babbleIncoherent speech
- gobbledygookPretentious unintelligible language
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
unintelligibility · garble · mumbo-jumbo · word-salad · drivel · blather · prattle · balderdash
Contrived sentimental rubbish
- bunkumInsincere or foolish talk
- malarkeyInsincere foolish talk
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
hogwash · codswallop · tommyrot · flapdoodle · claptrap · twaddle · rubbish · drivel
absurdist comedy
Comedy rooted in meaninglessness
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- zaninessState of absurd silliness
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
buffoonery · clowning · goofiness · drollery · farce · slapstick · jest · tomfoolery · antic · caper
absurdism
Philosophy embracing existence's irrationality
- ludicrousnessQuality of being laughable
- preposterousnessQuality of being ridiculous
- ridiculousnessQuality of being laughable
surrealism · bizarreness · outlandishness · incongruity · paradox · grotesquerie · farce · illogicality · irrationality · unreason
gibberish
Unintelligible speech or writing
- babbleIncoherent speech
- gobbledygookPretentious unintelligible language
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
rambling · unintelligibility · garble · mumbo-jumbo · word-salad · drivel · blather · prattle · balderdash · twaddle
hokum
Contrived sentimental rubbish
- bunkumInsincere or foolish talk
- malarkeyInsincere foolish talk
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
poppycock · hogwash · codswallop · tommyrot · flapdoodle · claptrap · twaddle · rubbish · drivel · tripe
frivolity
Unserious, lighthearted conduct
- fripperyShowy, worthless adornment
- falderalTrivial nonsense or ornament
- trifleInsignificant matter or thing
fluff · froth · gewgaw · trumpery · foofaraw · bagatelle · piddle · piddling · inconsequence · pointlessness
disorder
Absence of organization
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
disarray · hodgepodge · mishmash · shambles · tangle · snarl · mess · hash · botch · farrago
nonsensicalitylogic
Science of valid reasoning
rationality · coherence · sensibleness · reasonableness · soundness
nonsensicalitymeaningfulness
Quality of having purpose
intelligibility · comprehensibility · clarity · significance · comprehension
nonsensicalitywisdom
Good judgment from experience
intelligence · shrewdness · sagacity · astuteness · judiciousness
sense, nonsense, sensitive, intensity, sensation, sensible, sensitivity, senseless, sentient