twaddle
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈtwɒdəl/
- Archaic
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tontería
- "Don't listen to all that twaddle," he advised her sympathetically.
Examples
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Twaddle or not, it is the only explanation which fits all the facts.
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She dismissed his comments as mere twaddle that added nothing to the discussion.
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"Do you take any notice of the twaddle about the royal family?
Fiction book (1997) -
You could put all that twaddle into practice now.
Fiction book (1994) -
But it's not natural for a boy of your age to be so interested in all this scientific twaddle.
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If we attempt to avoid twaddle, should we never let our kids look at a comic strip?
Blog text (21) -
This is the stupidest load of twaddle I have ever heard.
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I've never heard such twaddle.
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When it comes to books, twaddle usually refers to dumbed-down literature for children.
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If a first-year undergraduate student wrote that sort of twaddle, he'd flunk a basic writing course.
Blog text (30)
Synonyms
578
2.5
Words or ideas that do not make sense
48
7.5
Talk that is not true or is silly
11
8.4
Talk that is foolish and has little meaning
10
9.9
Silly talk that is not true
9
9.9
Confusing speech or writing full of technical words that most people cannot understand
8
9.9
Nonsense language that sounds like real speech but has no clear meaning
6
9.9
Silly talk or ideas that are not true
5
8.7
Silly talk about unimportant things
5
9.6
Talk or writing that is silly and not true
3
9.9
Talk that is silly and unimportant
1
9.9
Silly or false talk that people should not trust
1
9.9
Silly or untrue talk that people should not believe
1
9.9
Silly, unimportant talk that wastes time
Silly talk that makes little sense
Untrue or silly talk that is not important
A statement that is foolish or has no proof
Talk that is silly and not true
Antonyms
How Silly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Twaddle has an unknown origin, but a helpful way to remember it is to think of childish babble or prattle; it sounds like light, silly speech, so twaddle means 'nonsense'.