nonsensity etymology

English word nonsensity comes from English nonsense, English -ity

Detailed word origin of nonsensity

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
nonsense English (eng) (intransitive) To joke around, to waste time. To attempt to dismiss as nonsense.. To make nonsense of (biochemistry) Resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon (not coding for an amino-acid).. Nonsensical (biology) A damaged DNA sequence whose products are not biologically active, that is, that does nothing.. (literature) A type of [...]
-ity English (eng) Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.. Used to form other nouns, especially abstract nouns.
nonsensity English (eng) The quality of being nonsensical.

Words with the same origin as nonsensity

Descendants of nonsense
nonsensical nonsensification nonsensify tosh toshy
Descendants of -ity
accountability authenticity brutality capability complexity confidentiality creativity disability electricity homosexuality individuality insecurity intensity maturity mentality nationality negativity nudity objectivity productivity punctuality radioactivity sensitivity sexuality technicality